US Patent Issued to Siemens Mobility on Dec. 2 for "Crossing gate mechanism with integrated cover or door detection scheme" (Kentucky Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,937, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Siemens Mobility Inc. (New York).

"Crossing gate mechanism with integrated cover or door detection scheme" was invented by Richard C. Bohme (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crossing gate mechanism includes an enclosure housing multiple electric and electronic components with a control unit configured to operate the crossing gate mechanism and associated crossing gate arm, a cover for opening and closing the enclosure, wherein the cover is moveable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the enclosure houses a sensing device, wherein the cover includes a detectable...