Michael A Cross

US Patent:

7206676, Apr 17, 2007

Filed:

Jun 4, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/454721

Inventors:

Michael Cross - Monroeville PA, US
Kenneth A. Karg - Belle Vernon PA, US
Gary S. Krut - Bethel Park PA, US
William Ruhe - Gibsonia PA, US
John T. DeGrave - McDonald PA, US
Linda F. Clawson - Monroeville PA, US
Chad Emahizer - Monroeville PA, US

Assignee:

Bombardier Transportation (Technology) Germany GmbH - Berlin

International Classification:

B61L 17/00
G08G 1/00

US Classification:

701 19, 701117, 246182 R

Abstract:

An automated manipulation system is provided for manipulating one or more vehicles in a transit system. The automated manipulation system includes a vehicle control mechanism in communication with a vehicle for receiving, processing and transmitting signals for controlling the operation of the vehicle. The system also includes a central control mechanism in wireless communication with the vehicle control mechanism for receiving, processing and transmitting signals for controlling the vehicle control mechanism and thereby initiating a manipulation operation in the vehicle. The manipulation operation is one of: adding a vehicle to the system; removing a vehicle from the system; coupling a first vehicle to a second vehicle; and uncoupling a first vehicle from a second vehicle. A method of automatically manipulating at least one vehicle in a transit system is also provided.

US Patent:

8091114, Jan 3, 2012

Filed:

Aug 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/847463

Inventors:

Richard Nicholas Lommock - Cranberry Township PA, US
Michael Cross - Monroeville PA, US
Robert Blair Ciora - Pittsburgh PA, US
Christopher Crawford - Winter Garden FL, US
Mark David Kirschner - Bethel Park PA, US
Joseph Paul Schreibeis - Eighty Four PA, US
William Keith Engel - Allison Park PA, US

Assignee:

Bombardier Transportation GmbH - Eerlin

International Classification:

G06F 21/00

US Classification:

726 1, 3404255, 340945, 375240, 375241

Abstract:

An integrated security event management system (ISEMS) is disclosed and is based on service-oriented architecture (SOA) and includes one or more computers connected to one or more service-providing devices. At least one of the computers comprises one or more modules that are adapted to perform the following tasks: tasks to dynamically discover the service-providing devices and their services within a transit security domain in about real-time; tasks to acquire asynchronous state information notifications in about real-time from the discovered services; tasks to determine one or more Boolean outcomes from the asynchronous state information in about real-time via a configurable rules engine; and tasks to evaluate the one or more Boolean outcomes in about real-time via a configurable policy engine to determine state changes of one or more security policies.

US Patent:

45544395, Nov 19, 1985

Filed:

Nov 23, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/674706

Inventors:

Michael Cross - Turtle Creek PA
John T. Gordon - Ambridge PA

Assignee:

Westinghouse Electric Corp. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

H05B 102

US Classification:

219497

Abstract:

A heater control circuit functions in conjunction with a suitable heating coil to provide precision, automatic temperature regulation. The combination of heating and temperature sensing functions into a single system results in a two-wire heater regulator control circuit in which a continuous excitation voltage and a power voltage can be simultaneously present at the heater coil. Temperature of the heater is established by continuous excitation and sensing independent of the occurrence of power for heating. A short circuit protection circuit is responsive to an electrical short in the heater coil (which significantly changes its resistance with temperature) and disables the power voltage.

US Patent:

50976028, Mar 24, 1992

Filed:

Jul 9, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/348938

Inventors:

Michael Cross - Monroeville PA
Albert B. Cady - Plum Boro PA

Assignee:

Westinghouse Electric Corp. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

G01B 520

US Classification:

33551

Abstract:

An inspection apparatus for measuring a surface contour on a workpiece, such as a groove in a pilgering roller die, includes a supporting mechanism for rotatably clamping the die so as to orient the groove thereon in a measurement position, an elongated contact member having a pair of arms with end elements extending in opposite directions, a pair of measurement devices each including a displaceable contact probe and electrical circuitry for measuring the displacement of the contact probe, and a spindle mounting the contact member in a generally vertical orientation and for movement about a vertical axis. End elements on the contact member arms are movable along orthogonally-disposed axes lying in horizontal planes and are respectively placed in contact with a contour of the die groove to be measured and the displaceable contact probes such that displacement of the probes permits measurement of the radius of the groove contour.