ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,269, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Siemens Mobility GmbH (Munich).
"Rail vehicle and method for operating a rail vehicle" was invented by Axel Kruger (Wennigsen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for operating a rail vehicle that has at least one extendable and retractable sliding step which is associated with a door, includes moving the sliding step while the rail vehicle is travelling and the door is closed, specifically using at least one sensor signal from at least one sensor which is associated with the sliding step. A rail vehicle having at least one door that has an associated extendable and retractable slidin...