Patents
US 11919552 B2: System and method for scoring train runs
- Granted
- 2024-03-05
- Filed
- 2020-12-21 application 17128603
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A train control system uses sensory inputs related to operational parameters of a train for automatically scoring or classifying particular train driving strategies implemented by a machine learning model for a particular train operating on a predefined route or route segment. The train control system includes one or more predefined rules related to one or more of a first set of the operational parameters, wherein each of the rules defines a Boolean, true or false classification based on whether a particular train driving strategy results in one or more of the first set of operational parameters complying with the rule. One or more comparative key performance indicators are related to one or more of a second set of operational parameters, and are used to rank the particular train driving strategy for the predefined route or route segment relative to a different train driving strategy for the same or comparable route or route segment.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240305.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Rail Services Corporation 113 patents | US company or organization | Albertville, AL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Akif | Corral City, TX | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Marcos Blanco Fernandes | São Paulo, BR | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joseph M White | Irving, TX | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John William Brand | Flower Mound, TX | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B61L | Guiding railway traffic; ensuring the safety of railway traffic | B61L27/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FERNANDES, MARCOS BLANCO signed 2020-12-14 AKIF, SAMMY signed 2020-12-20 BRAND, JOHN WILLIAM signed 2020-12-21 WHITE, JOSEPH MAVERICK signed 2020-12-22 | PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION ALBERTVILLE, AL | 54832/81 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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