US 12,269,451 B2
Systems and methods for monitoring brake systems on railway assets
Mark Michel, Columbia, SC (US); and Peter Novellino, Fountain Inn, SC (US)
Assigned to Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/463,010.
Application 18/463,010 is a continuation of application No. 16/999,555, filed on Aug. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,787,382.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/889,803, filed on Aug. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0010181 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01); B61K 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60T 17/228 (2013.01) [B60T 8/1705 (2013.01); B60T 13/665 (2013.01); B61K 7/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A load measuring device, comprising:
a coupling structure configured to mechanically connect an articulating component of a mobile platform with a non-articulating component of the mobile platform in a manner that allows relative movement to occur between the articulating component and non-articulating component; and
a sensor coupled to the coupling structure and configured to measure a force transmitted between the articulating component and the non-articulating component, wherein a sensing axis of the sensor remains aligned with a direction of force transmission as an orientation of the articulating component changes in relation to the non-articulating component.