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Inventor

Jeffrey Michael Fries

Inventor
Lee's Summit, MO, US

Overview

53→
Patents
2006–2020
Patent span
Performing operations
Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 53 as inventor

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

B61Lprimary
B61LGuiding railway traffic43%
H04MTelephonic communication7%
G01RMeasuring electric variables5%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication5%
H04QSelecting4%
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties3%
G01VGeophysics3%
H04BTransmission3%
B60LPropulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles2%
B60MPower supply lines, and devices along rails, for electrically- propelled vehicles2%
PatentTitleYear
10,710,617Control and monitoring device for a switch machine, a system and method for monitoring a switch machine202010,647,338Method, controller and system for determining the location of a train on a track or of a broken rail of a track202010,562,555Method for controlling a level crossing and railway installation for implementing such method202010,501,100Route examining system201910,479,381System and method for controlling a level crossing201910,479,383System and method for controlling a level crossing201910,471,978System and method for controlling a level crossing201910,427,700Railroad track circuit for determining the occupancy status of a portion of a railroad201910,324,067Vibration monitoring system and method201910,293,840Wayside communication system using power grid lines201910,292,230System and method for controlling a wayside device201910,252,735Route monitoring system and method201910,167,005Route examining system and method201910,145,983Vibration monitoring system and method201810,006,877Route examining system and method20189,862,395'System and method for testing track circuits'20189,845,023Route feature identification system and method20179,842,502'Systems and methods for maintaining interlockings of transportation networks'20179,834,237Route examining system and method20179,802,631'Route examining system'20179,751,545'Systems and methods for testing wayside units'20179,682,716'Route examining system and method'20179,669,851'Route examination system and method'20179,622,311'Sub-assembly for searchlight signal, and associated assembly'20179,598,093'Signal detection system and method'20179,550,505'System and method for shunting detection'20179,481,385'Systems and methods for predictive maintenance of crossings'20169,481,384'Route examining system and method'20169,469,320'Route feature identification system and method'20169,340,220'Systems and methods for management of crossings near stations'20169,254,852'Methods and system of automating track circuit calibration'20169,150,229'Systems and method for controlling warnings at vehicle crossings'20159,128,128'Current sensor'20159,126,609'Systems and methods for controlling warnings at vehicle crossings'20159,026,360'Systems and methods for providing constant warning time at crossings'20158,924,066'Systems and methods for determining route location'20148,914,171'Route examining system and method'2014D0698043'Fence post brace'20148,581,499'Method and system for determining signal state'20138,543,536'Computerized system and method for collecting and storing universal line usage information in a telecommunications network'20137,954,770'Methods and system for jointless track circuits using passive signaling'20117,823,841'System and method for broken rail and train detection'20107,815,151'Method and system for a track signaling system without insulated joints'20107,760,866'System and method for auditing switch code routing instructions'20107,680,257'Computerized system and method for updating the layout of a telecommunications network'20107,660,402'System and method for managing telecommunication trunk groups'20107,649,985'Computerized system and method for displaying line unit performance details and load balance activity'20107,618,010'Method, computer software code, and system for determining a train direction at a railroad crossing'20097,577,669'Computerized system and method for generating universal line usage reports'20097,466,814'Switch code routing management method and system'20087,457,400'Computerized system and method for displaying line usage reports'20087,336,639'Method and system for providing service request notifications related to a communications network'20087,096,360'Frequency-time based data compression method'2006

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2006–2016Patents assigned to FRIES JEFFREY MICHAEL (4)· patent assignee history
2008–2010Patents assigned to EMBARQ HOLDINGS CO LLC (7)· patent assignee history
2008–2013Based in Wake Forest, NC, US· patent location history
2009–2019Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (27)· patent assignee history
2009–2020Based in Lee's Summit, MO, US· patent location history
2013–2015Patents assigned to ARMSTRONG JEFFERY (2)· patent assignee history
2013–2017Based in Melbourne, FL, US· patent location history
2015–2020Based in Grain Valley, MO, US· patent location history
2016–2020Patents assigned to ALSTOM TRANSP TECH (17)· patent assignee history
2016Based in Viera, FL, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
GEN ELECTRIC272009–2019
ALSTOM TRANSP TECH172016–2020
EMBARQ HOLDINGS CO LLC72008–2010
FRIES JEFFREY MICHAELself42006–2016
ARMSTRONG JEFFERY22013–2015
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Lee's Summit, MO, US192009–2020
Grain Valley, MO, US152015–2020
Wake Forest, NC, US82008–2013
Melbourne, Florida, US72013–2017
Viera, Florida, US12016