Inventor · Independence, MO, US

Mark Joseph Bartonek

24Patents
7h-index
10Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 31, 1999 → Dec 15, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9518947B2 System and method for detecting wheel bearing condition Physics 24 Active
US6872945B2 Apparatus and method for detection of railroad wheel and bearing temperature Physics 24 Expired
US8818585B2 Flat wheel detector with multiple sensors Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Active
US9415784B2 System and method for detecting wheel condition Physics 21 Active
US9090271B2 System and method for characterizing dragging equipment Physics 13 Active
US6412332B1 Method and apparatus for detecting objects dragging beneath a train Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US7575201B2 System and method for detecting a change or an obstruction to a railway track Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US7789348B2 Methods and systems for verifying the operation of a railroad gate Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US6881951B2 Time phased constant IR energy delta source Physics 6 Expired
US9151681B2 Temperature detector having different types of independent sensors Physics 5 Active
US7026609B2 Method and apparatus for time-phased constant IR energy delta source Physics 5 Expired
US8112237B2 System and method for correcting signal polarities and detection thresholds in a rail vehicle inspection system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US10597054B2 Real-time drone infrared inspection of moving train Physics 5 Active
US10012546B2 Temperature detection systems and methods for railway applications Physics 3 Active
US7626170B2 Pyroelectric detection systems and methods of making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9484164B2 Crashworthy memory module having a thermal cutoff Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US8800362B2 Precipitation detector for railroad applications Physics 1 Active
US8927936B2 Multi-beam detector retrofitted from single-beam detector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9090270B2 Speed sensitive dragging equipment detector Physics 0 Active
US8922384B2 Automated calibration method for a dragging equipment detector Physics 0 Active
US9263358B2 Crashworthy memory module having a crack repair system Electricity 0 Active
US10458852B2 System and method for detecting temperature of railroad train wheel and bearing Physics 0 Active
US9168937B2 Multi-function dragger Physics 0 Active
US9991696B2 Crashworthy memory module having a thermal wiring disconnect system Electricity 0 Active

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