Inventor · Melbourne, FL, US

David Michael Peltz

64Patents
14h-index
89Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 19, 1988 → Nov 16, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8825239B2 Communication system and method for a rail vehicle consist Performing Operations; Transporting 232 Active
US6862502B2 Intelligent communications, command, and control system for a land-based vehicle Electricity 82 Expired
US6400281B1 Communications system and method for interconnected networks having a linear topology, especially railways Electricity 71 Expired
US6407465B1 Methods and system for generating electrical power from a pressurized fluid source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US7239943B2 Operator location tracking for remote control rail yard switching Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Expired
US7664459B2 On-board message repeater for railroad train communications system Electricity 26 Active
US8112191B2 System and method for monitoring the effectiveness of a brake function in a powered system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US7162337B2 Automatic neutral section control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6257279A Plural function fluid valve and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US9469198B2 System and method for identifying damaged sections of a route Fixed Constructions 21 Active
US7233844B2 Locomotive remote control system with diagnostic display Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US9607446B2 System and method for identifying damaged sections of a route Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Active
US6435623B1 Valve assembly for electrically controlled pneumatic brakes Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US8655517B2 Communication system and method for a rail vehicle consist Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US7783397B2 Method and system for providing redundancy in railroad communication equipment Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US8180544B2 System and method for optimizing a braking schedule of a powered system traveling along a route Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US4876811A Hand-held message sign Physics 11 Expired
US8473127B2 System, method and computer software code for optimizing train operations considering rail car parameters Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US6837466B2 Method and system for coordinated transfer of control of a remote controlled locomotive Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US7520472B2 Remotely controlled locomotive car-kicking control Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US8224237B2 Method and apparatus related to on-board message repeating for vehicle consist communications system Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US8655519B2 Rail vehicle consist speed control system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US6302495A Railway car braking system including piezoelectric pilot valve and associated methods Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US8583299B2 System and method for communicating data in a train having one or more locomotive consists Electricity 8 Active
US9513630B2 Methods and systems for data communications Electricity 6 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.