Thomas C Hilleary

7068052, Jun 27, 2006

Jun 22, 2004

10/873473

Thomas N. Hilleary - Kansas City MO, US

NTG, Inc. - Lenexa KS

G01R 31/02
G01R 27/08
G01N 17/04

324700, 324 72, 205777

A method for testing a cathodic protection system is disclosed where the system includes a cathodic protection rectifier configured to apply a voltage across a pipeline and a reference point. The method includes measuring a magnitude of an output voltage of the cathodic protection rectifier, transmitting to a site remote from the rectifier, the measured output voltage magnitude using a cellular control channel, receiving the transmitted measurement at the remote site, and using the transmitted measurement to determine whether the cathodic protection system is operational.

7317321, Jan 8, 2008

May 26, 2006

11/420569

Thomas N. Hilleary - Kansas City MO, US

NTG, Inc. - Lenexa KS

G01R 27/08
G01R 31/02
F16L 58/00
C23F 13/02

324700, 324713

A method for testing effectiveness of a cathodic protection device configured to apply at least one voltage across an underground structure and a reference point is described. The method includes providing a sample of the material from which the underground structure is fabricated, placing the sample proximate the underground structure, electrically connecting the sample to the underground structure through a switch, operating the switch at predetermined intervals, and measuring electrical characteristics of the sample at intervals based at least partially on the predetermined intervals and a position of the switch.

8596587, Dec 3, 2013

May 9, 2011

13/103625

Thomas N. Hilleary - Kansas City MO, US

Bystep, LLC - Kansas City MO

B61L 29/00

246125, 246111, 342173

A method for sensing objects within a rail grade crossing island is described. The method includes transmitting a radar signal into the island from each of a plurality of radar devices such that each portion of the island is monitored by at least two of the radar devices, detecting if an object is in the island based on received signals corresponding to the transmissions associated with at least one of the radar devices, and operating a gate control device associated with the rail grade crossing based on the detections.

20060015224, Jan 19, 2006

Jul 14, 2005

11/181585

Thomas Hilleary - Kansas City MO, US

G06F 17/00

701019000, 24600100C

A system and method for collecting and delivering operational data relating to railroad grade crossing equipment and wayside equipment is described. The method comprises collecting operational data relating to railroad crossing equipment and wayside equipment in a data server, receiving the operational data from the data server with a data delivery device when the data server is in proximity to the data delivery device, and transmitting the operational data from the data delivery device to an external communication system.

20130018534, Jan 17, 2013

Jan 19, 2012

13/353355

Thomas N. Hilleary - Kansas City MO, US

B61L 23/00

701 19

A blocked rail crossing detection and notification system is described. The system includes a processing device, a communications interface communicatively coupled to the processing device and operable for facilitating communications between the processing device and at least one external device, and at least one vehicle detection mechanism placed proximate to a rail grade crossing. The at least one vehicle detection mechanism is communicatively coupled to the processing device and operable to provide signals to the processing device indicative of the presence or non-presence of a vehicle within a defined area surrounding an intersection of a roadway and one or more railroad tracks. The processing device is further programmed to communicate the presence or non-presence of a vehicle along with supporting correlative visual data within the defined area to the at least one external device via the communications interface.