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Utility
Universal Hitch Intermodal Well Car System
28 Jul 22
A system for a well car includes a frame, a hitch coupled to the frame near the first end of the frame, and a first deck coupled to the frame.
Grant Keyser, Andrew Brown
Filed: 27 Jan 21
Utility
System and Method for Reconfiguring an Autorack
9 Jun 22
A method comprises removing a first deck of a plurality of decks and a second deck of the plurality of decks from an autorack.
Kyle R. Coston, David W. Higginbotham, Robert J. DeGroot
Filed: 21 Feb 22
Utility
System and method for reconfiguring an autorack
3 May 22
A method comprises removing a first deck of a plurality of decks and a second deck of the plurality of decks from an autorack.
Kyle R. Coston, Gary V. Turner, David W. Higginbotham, Robert J. DeGroot
Filed: 3 May 21
Utility
System and method for reconfiguring an autorack
19 Apr 22
A method comprises removing a first deck of a plurality of decks and a second deck of the plurality of decks from an autorack.
Kyle R. Coston, David W. Higginbotham, Robert J. DeGroot
Filed: 2 Mar 20
Utility
Torque box
14 Dec 21
A torque box includes a front plate and a bottom surface.
Robert S. Trent, David C. Brabb, Anand Prabhakaran
Filed: 6 Jun 18
Utility
Railcar bridge plate kit retainer
9 Nov 21
A retaining apparatus includes a retaining catch and a latch.
Jerry W. Vande Sande, Kyle R. Coston, Robert J. Cencer
Filed: 5 Aug 19
Utility
Hourglass Autorack Car Interior
14 Oct 21
According to some embodiments, an autorack railcar comprises first and second ends, and first and second longitudinal sides disposed between the first and second ends.
Kenneth W. Huck, Kyle R. Coston
Filed: 13 Apr 20
Utility
Hourglass Autorack Car Roof
2 Sep 21
According to some embodiments, an autorack railcar roof assembly comprises a center roof panel, a first intermediate roof panel adjacent one side of the center roof panel, and a second intermediate roof panel adjacent an opposite of the center roof panel from the first intermediate roof panel.
Kenneth W. Huck, Brant R. McGhee, Kyle R. Coston, Steven E. Daniels, Robert C. Runyan
Filed: 2 Mar 20
Utility
System and Method for Reconfiguring an Autorack
19 Aug 21
A method comprises removing a first deck of a plurality of decks and a second deck of the plurality of decks from an autorack.
Kyle R. Coston, Gary V. Turner, David W. Higginbotham, Robert J. DeGroot
Filed: 3 May 21
Utility
Railcar end door support
27 Jul 21
An apparatus includes a transfer ball, a rod, a first bracket, a second bracket, a lock nut, an elastic element, and a threaded collar.
Kenneth W. Huck
Filed: 7 May 19
Utility
Torque Box
8 Jul 21
A torque box includes a front plate and a bottom surface.
Robert S. TRENT, David C. BRABB, Anand PRABHAKARAN
Filed: 6 Jun 18
Utility
Friction end-of-car cushioning assembly
29 Jun 21
An assembly that includes a housing with a chamber formed within a bore of the housing.
Shaun Richmond, Matthew Gabriel Westlake, Ricky Alleson Cribbs
Filed: 3 Jul 19
Utility
System and method for reconfiguring an autorack
25 May 21
A method comprises removing a first deck of a plurality of decks and a second deck of the plurality of decks from an autorack.
Kyle R. Coston, Gary V. Turner, David W. Higginbotham, Robert J. DeGroot
Filed: 22 Oct 18
Utility
Hopper car discharge gates
25 May 21
According to some embodiments, a railcar comprises: an underframe comprising a center sill extending longitudinally along a centerline of the railcar; a hopper coupled to the underframe and comprising a discharge opening; and a discharge assembly coupled to the hopper.
Lee A. Reitz
Filed: 16 May 18
Utility
Vehicle restraint system for grated driving surfaces
18 May 21
A system for restraining a vehicle includes a deck of a transport.
Jerry W. Vande Sande, Robert J. Cencer, Kenneth W. Huck
Filed: 15 Apr 19
Utility
Friction end-of-car cushioning assembly
18 May 21
An assembly that includes a housing with a chamber formed within a bore of the housing.
Shaun Richmond
Filed: 21 Feb 18
Utility
Grate Track with Center Hinge
18 Mar 21
A railcar system is disclosed.
Robert J. Cencer
Filed: 10 Sep 20
Utility
Sill Connection for Railcar Structure
18 Mar 21
A system for connecting a center sill to a draft sill in a railcar includes a center sill portion that includes a center sill portion top plate, a draft sill portion that includes a draft sill top plate, the draft sill portion having a draft sill cross-section larger than a center sill cross-section of the center sill portion.
Shaun Richmond
Filed: 11 Sep 20
Utility
Graphite Materials, and Methods for Fabricating and Use Thereof
18 Mar 21
Cellulose nanofibers (CNF) act as a dispersing agent to directly exfoliate graphite in an aqueous solution using sonication.
Liangbing HU, Yubing ZHOU, Chaoji CHEN, Teng LI, Robert W. FOSTER, Dapeng LIU
Filed: 8 Feb 19
Utility
Modular Railcar Underframe and Top Container
25 Feb 21
According to some embodiments, a modular railcar comprises: a pair of trucks disposed near each end of the modular railcar; an underframe coupled to the pair of trucks and supported by the pair of trucks.
Rajesh K. GUPTA, Konstantin l. KHENOKH, Suman GACHHADAR, Percy Hoshang ELAVIA, Matthew Gabriel WESTLAKE
Filed: 29 Jan 19