Car identification and ordering system
US5777547A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61L25/028
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A car identification and ordering system for trains which identifies each car in the train, the order of those cars, the total number of cars in the train, and the identification of the last car in the train. The car identification and ordering system may work in conjunction with an electronic pneumatic brake system on a train or can work independently of an electronic pneumatic brake system.
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