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Inventor

Eugene A. Smith

Inventor
Melbourne, FL, US

Overview

74→
Patents
1986–2020
Patent span
Performing operations
Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 74 as inventor

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

B61Lprimary
B61LGuiding railway traffic28%
B60TVehicle brake control systems or parts thereof17%
H04WWireless communication networks8%
B61CLocomotives7%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication5%
Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation5%
B60LPropulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles5%
G05DSystems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables4%
H04BTransmission3%
B61KAuxiliary equipment specially adapted for railways, not otherwise provided for2%
PatentTitleYear
10,597,052Vehicle communication system, control system and method202010,486,720Vehicle communication systems and control systems201910,338,580System and method for determining vehicle orientation in a vehicle consist201910,331,121Vehicle communication system201910,144,440Methods and systems for data communications201810,065,665Vehicle consist configuration control20189,983,593System and method for vehicle communication, vehicle control, and/or route inspection20189,956,974Vehicle consist configuration control20189,925,992'System and method for communicating in a vehicle consist'20189,908,543'System and method for inspecting a route during movement of a vehicle system over the route'20189,862,392'Communication system and method of a vehicle consist'20189,718,452'Brake monitoring system and method'20179,650,059'System and method for inspecting a route during movement of a vehicle system over the route'20179,598,062'System and method for controlling a vehicle'20179,581,998'System and method for vehicle communication, vehicle control, and/or route inspection'20179,550,484'System and method for determining vehicle orientation in a vehicle consist'20179,517,779'System and method for communicating in a vehicle consist'20169,513,630'Methods and systems for data communications'20169,426,224'Protocol conversion system and method for a vehicle system'20169,415,756'System and method for braking system control in distributed power vehicles'20169,379,775'Data communication system and method'20169,340,195'System, method, and computer readable media for adaptively determining a brake application level for signaling a remote locomotive of a train during a communication loss'20169,205,849'System and method for inspecting a route during movement of a vehicle system over the route'20159,199,653'Communication system and method for communicating between vehicles of a vehicle consist'20159,145,145'System and method for controlling a vehicle'20158,996,293'System and method for determining a slack condition of a vehicle system'20158,983,759'System and method for communicating in a vehicle consist'20158,935,022'Data communication system and method'20158,924,048'Graduated vehicle braking'20148,914,167'Communication system for a rail vehicle and method for communicating with a rail vehicle'20148,903,574'System and method for vehicle communication, vehicle control, and/or route inspection'20148,825,239'Communication system and method for a rail vehicle consist'20148,768,544'System and method for controlling a vehicle consist'20148,655,517'Communication system and method for a rail vehicle consist'20148,645,010'System and method for locomotive inter-consist equipment sparing and redundancy'20148,626,058'Method and apparatus related to on-board message repeating for vehicle consist communications system'20148,565,946'System and method for vehicle control'20138,532,850'System and method for communicating data in locomotive consist or other vehicle consist'20138,522,690'Identification of an anomalous orientation definition condition of a remote locomotive of a train'20138,521,447'Method, system, and computer software code for verification of validity of a pressure transducer'20138,500,214'System and method for control of distributed power rail vehicle'20138,406,941'Adaptive brake scheme during a distributed power communication loss'20138,380,413'Method and system for rail vehicle control'20138,328,144'Method and apparatus for distributed power train control'20128,328,145'Method and apparatus for distributed power train control'20128,229,350'Method and apparatus related to on-board message repeating for vehicle consist communications system'20128,224,237'Method and apparatus related to on-board message repeating for vehicle consist communications system'20128,224,591'Method, system, and computer software code for verification of validity of a pressure transducer'20128,190,314'System, method, and computer software code for linking a plurality of powered systems having different linking protocols to operate as a single powered system'20128,190,311'Adaptive brake scheme during a locomotive distributed power communication loss'20128,162,409'Graduated train braking'20128,073,582'System and method for establishing a wireless-based communication link between a pair of locomotives'20117,762,631'Distributed power train operation responsive to an unexpected brake pipe fluid flow condition'20107,664,459'On-board message repeater for railroad train communications system'20107,628,458'Adaptive brake flow masking at remote locomotives of a distributed power train'20097,162,337'Automatic neutral section control system'20077,038,597'Railroad distributed power communication system and method'20066,937,925'Slow speed consist control by independently controlling each locomotive'20056,866,347'Locomotive brake pipe valve cut-out failure detection and correction'20056,862,502'Intelligent communications, command, and control system for a land-based vehicle'20056,824,226'Adaptive brake valve cutout scheme during distributed power communication loss'20046,443,538'Feed valve and reference pressure enhancement'20026,375,275'Railroad brake pipe overcharge and separation detection system'20026,095,618'Segmented brake pipe train control system and related methods'20005,820,445'Cushion strap assembly and method of making same'19985,507,681'Cushion strap assembly and method of making same'19965,447,462'Fabric laminate and garments incorporating same'19955,056,873'Adaptive air braking system with correction for second order transient effects'19914,946,229'Adaptive air brake control system'19904,859,000'Adaptive air brake control system'19894,784,352'Forward posture support seat system'19884,713,823'Pre-combustion integrated Ram airbreathing laser'19874,677,288'Optical turret'19874,618,224'System for transmitting a laser beam from one location on an aircraft externally to a remote receiver'1986

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1987–1988Based in Vashon, WA, US· patent location history
1989–2000Based in Palm Bay, FL, US· patent location history
1995–1998Based in Sharpsburg, GA, US· patent location history
2002–2016Based in Satellite Beach, FL, US· patent location history
2004–2019Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (60)· patent assignee history
2011–2016Patents assigned to SMITH EUGENE A (18)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to PELTZ DAVID MICHAEL (4)· patent assignee history
2013–2015Patents assigned to COOPER JARED (4)· patent assignee history
2013–2019Based in Melbourne, FL, US· patent location history
2019–2020Patents assigned to GE GLOBAL SOURCING LLC (4)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
GEN ELECTRIC602004–2019
SMITH EUGENE Aself182011–2016
COOPER JARED42013–2015
GE GLOBAL SOURCING LLC42019–2020
PELTZ DAVID MICHAEL42012–2015
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Melbourne, Florida, US332013–2019
Satellite Beach, Florida, US282002–2016
Palm Bay, Florida, US41989–2000
Sharpsburg, Georgia, US31995–1998
Vashon, Washington, US21987–1988