US 12,240,507 B2
Mid of train unit
Matthew Bolte, St. Michael, MN (US); and Mario Fernandes, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Assigned to SIEMENS MOBILITY, INC., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Siemens Mobility, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/643,228.
Application 17/643,228 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/480,187, abandoned, previously published as PCT/US2017/014847, filed on Jan. 25, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0097743 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. B60T 13/66 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B61C 17/12 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC B61L 15/0063 (2013.01) [B61L 15/0018 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mid of train (MOT) mobile unit for use with a train, the MOT mobile unit comprising:
a first hose for mounting the MOT mobile unit between first and second railway cars of the train located near a middle of the train;
a first radio for communications with an end of train (EOT) unit disposed on one end of the train; and
a second radio for communications with a head of train (HOT) unit disposed on other end of the train, wherein with the first and second radios jointly the MOT mobile unit provides a repeater device functionality for communicating between the EOT unit and the HOT unit,
wherein the MOT mobile unit is configured to receive a power from a brake line of the train that runs a length of the train, wherein the power is derived from a compressed air in the brake line by means of an air-powered generator that recharges a battery.