Inventor

Paul Kenneth Houpt

Inventor

Schenectady, NY, US

Overview

1995–2020

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 31 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B61Lprimary

B61LGuiding railway traffic24%

G08GTraffic control systems7%

G05BControl or regulating systems in general5%

B60LPropulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles4%

B60TVehicle brake control systems or parts thereof4%

B61CLocomotives4%

B61KAuxiliary equipment specially adapted for railways, not otherwise provided for4%

G05DSystems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables4%

B01FMixing, e.g. dissolving, emulsifying or dispersing3%

B29BPreparation or pretreatment of the material to be shaped3%

PatentTitleYear

10,705,519Distributed vehicle system control system and method2020 10,569,792Vehicle control system and method2020 9,950,722System and method for vehicle control2018 9,733,625'Trip optimization system and method for a train'2017 9,598,062'System and method for controlling a vehicle'2017 9,233,696'Trip optimizer method, system and computer software code for operating a railroad train to minimize wheel and track wear'2016 9,235,991'Transportation network scheduling system and method'2016 9,162,690'System and method for controlling movement of vehicles'2015 9,145,145'System and method for controlling a vehicle'2015 8,924,049'System and method for controlling movement of vehicles'2014 8,676,410'System and method for pacing a plurality of powered systems traveling along a route'2014 8,655,518'Transportation network scheduling system and method'2014 8,626,366'System and method for controlling a marine vessel through a waterway'2014 8,538,611'Multi-level railway operations optimization system and method'2013 8,219,268'Apparatus and method for determining available power and weight distribution in a train'2012 8,185,263'Apparatus and method for estimating resistance parameters and weight of a train'2012 8,155,811'System and method for optimizing a path for a marine vessel through a waterway'2012 8,103,429'System and method for operating a compression-ignition engine'2012 7,285,926'System and method for locomotive adhesion control'2007 7,127,336'Method and apparatus for controlling a railway consist'2006 6,951,132'Rail and train monitoring system and method'2005 6,911,914'Method and apparatus for detecting hot rail car surfaces'2005 6,763,291'Method and apparatus for controlling a plurality of locomotives'2004 6,760,712'Automatic train handling controller'2004 6,631,322'Method and apparatus for vehicle management'2003 6,407,465'Methods and system for generating electrical power from a pressurized fluid source'2002 6,243,694'System and method for generating a fuel-optimal reference velocity profile for a rail-based transportation handling controller'2001 5,723,517'System for controlling the color of compounded polymer(s) using in-process color measurements'1998 5,559,173'System for controlling the color of compounded polymer(s) using in-process color measurements'1996 5,517,424'Steam turbine fuzzy logic cyclic control method and apparatus therefor'1996 5,433,079'Automated steam turbine startup method and apparatus therefor'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995–2020Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (29)· patent assignee history

1995–2020Based in Schenectady, NY, US· patent location history

2012–2017Patents assigned to HOUPT PAUL KENNETH (7)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to NOFFSINGER JOSEPH FORREST (5)· patent assignee history

2012–2014Patents assigned to HOUPT PAUL K (4)· patent assignee history

2014–2017Patents assigned to KUMAR AJITH KUTTANNAIR (5)· patent assignee history

2014–2020Based in Niskayuna, NY, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	29	1995–2020
HOUPT PAUL KENNETHself	7	2012–2017
KUMAR AJITH KUTTANNAIR	5	2014–2017
NOFFSINGER JOSEPH FORREST	5	2012–2016
HOUPT PAUL Kself	4	2012–2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Schenectady, New York, US	23	1995–2020
Niskayuna, New York, US	8	2014–2020