US 12,246,766 B2
Concealed asset locator
Richard Alan McGavock, Jr., Columbia, MO (US); and John Sanders, Valparaiso, IN (US)
Assigned to SIEMENS MOBILITY, INC., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Siemens Mobility, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/338,096.
Prior Publication US 2022/0388552 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B61L 5/12 (2006.01); B61L 5/20 (2006.01); B61L 7/06 (2006.01); G08B 7/06 (2006.01); G10K 9/12 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H02S 20/10 (2014.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01)
CPC B61L 5/125 (2013.01) [B61L 5/20 (2013.01); B61L 7/06 (2013.01); G08B 7/06 (2013.01); G10K 9/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H02S 20/10 (2014.12); H04B 1/3827 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A concealed asset location system comprising:
a stationary concealed asset locator comprising
an enclosure,
an electric notification device,
a receiver positioned inside the enclosure and electrically coupled to the electric notification device,
a concealed asset in proximity to the stationary concealed asset locator, the concealed asset including a railroad equipment device located along a railroad track,
a first portable wireless device transmitter,
wherein the receiver is configured to activate the electric notification device in response to a received transmitter signal of the first portable wireless transmitter,
wherein the first portable wireless transmitter and the receiver are configured to transmit or receive radio frequency (RF) signals, and
wherein the first portable wireless transmitter is configured to activate the receiver and further receivers of stationary concealed asset locators that are set to a same radio frequency.