US Patent Issued to Siemens Mobility on Nov. 3 for "Crossing gate mechanism with integrated cover or door detection scheme" (Pennsylvania, Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,278, issued on Nov. 3, 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.) and Brian D. Lawry (Murrysville, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crossing gate mechanism includes an enclosure housing multiple components including a control unit configured to operate the crossing gate mechanism and associated crossing gate arm, wherein the enclosure comprises a base and a cover, the cover being moveable between multiple positions including an open position and a closed position, and a cover detection device configure...