US Patent Issued on March 8 for "Train Rail Alignment and Distance System" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 15 -- United States Patent no. 7,900,368, issued on March 8.

"Train Rail Alignment and Distance System" was invented by John Cerwin (Gurnee, Ill.).

According to the abstract released by the U.

S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A train rail alignment and distance system. The train rail alignment and distance system is a durable, highly accurate, portable electronic measurement system that is used for determining both rail inclination and distance between substantially parallel train rail sections during the processes of railway construction, maintenance, and monitoring. The system is designed to work accurately across a wide temperature range and in extreme weather conditions. It is designed to be easily manufactured, configured and maintained. The system also includes several optional integrated features and functions such as: field calibration, factory configuration, GPS and/or USB integration, PC and/or Internet-based communications, and data logging, data storage, and data analysis capabilities."

The patent was filed on Oct. 8, 2009, under Application No. 12/575,678.

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