Ballast delivery and computation system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9175998
APP PUB NO 20150057851A1
SERIAL NO

14531814

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A method, performed by a computer having a processor and system memory, for calibrating a tie height of a ballast profiling rail vehicle having a remote sensing system, includes traversing the rail vehicle along a first calibration section of railroad track at a calibration speed, detecting, using the remote sensing system, a plurality of height to tie measurements in the first calibration section, establishing a rolling median average of the height to tie measurements, and determining a calibration tie height relative to the rail vehicle based upon the rolling median average.

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  • GEORGETOWN RAIL EQUIPMENT COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aaron, Charles W Salado, US 13 243
Bachman, Nathan Georgetown, US 2 30
Howard, Joel Scott Bedford, US 2 54
Martinez, Carlos Cedar Park, US 54 577
Rozacky, David Taylor, US 2 54
Schewe, Jonathan Paul Maple Grove, US 1 30
Shackleton, John Minneapolis, US 2 56
Shell, William C Georgetown, US 2 54
Turner, H Lynn Leander, US 2 54
Van, Voorst Brian Minneapolis, US 1 30

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