×

Backup power notification system for railroad installations

  • US 9,834,234 B1
  • Filed: 01/08/2016
  • Issued: 12/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A backup power railroad crossing notification system for a railroad crossing mechanism, the system comprising:

  • a stationary audible device carried within a railroad housing proximate to a railroad crossing mechanism;

    a remote mobile device; and

    a computer carried within the railroad housing, having;

    a switch conductively coupled to a battery and operably associated with the stationary audible device; and

    a transceiver in data communication with the mobile device;

    wherein the computer is configured to wirelessly communicate with the mobile device via the transceiver if power is being drawn from the battery; and

    wherein the computer is configured to activate the stationary audible device if power is being drawn from the battery.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×