37 patents
Utility
Gondola Railroad Car
4 Jan 24
A gondola railroad car partially formed using members of high strength steel, that is lighter than conventional gondola railroad cars, that can carry more weight than conventional gondola railroad cars, that is less prone to damage than conventional gondola railroad cars, and that has a longer lifespan than convention gondola railroad cars.
Daniel J. Schuller, Peter L. Jones, Xiaoyan Lu
Filed: 1 Jul 22
Utility
Railcar for Transport of Steel Coils with Removable Bi-level Roof
21 Dec 23
A railcar for transporting one or more steel coils.
Glenn A. Sandheinrich, Justin Dobsch
Filed: 3 Aug 23
Utility
Door Assemblies for Insulated Boxcars and Refrigerated Boxcars
14 Dec 23
Door assemblies for insulated boxcars and refrigerated boxcars are disclosed.
Dan Aberle
Filed: 13 Jun 22
Utility
Railcar for transport of steel coils with removable bi-level roof
12 Dec 23
A railcar for transporting one or more steel coils.
Glenn A. Sandheinrich, Justin Dobsch
Filed: 13 Apr 23
Utility
Covered hopper car
21 Nov 23
A covered hopper railroad freight car having a car body whose opposite longitudinal sides include substantially flat, parallel, generally vertical upper side wall portions free from outwardly protruding structural strength members.
Gregory J. Saxton, Michael Gillis
Filed: 9 Sep 20
Utility
Large Plate Tilt Railroad Car
26 Oct 23
A large plate tilt railroad car including a plate support assembly having a plurality of spaced-apart plate supporters including a plurality of plate holders simultaneously movable from loading positions in which one or more large steel plates can be loaded on the railroad car to transit positions in which one or more large steel plates can be transported using the railroad car.
Daniel Schuller, Peter L. Jones, Christof Hettiger
Filed: 28 Jun 23
Utility
Hopper Railroad Car Having Top Hatch Cover Assembly
12 Oct 23
Various embodiments provide a hopper railroad car top hatch cover assembly including a hatch cover and a hatch cover securer configured to secure the hatch cover in a closed position engaging a coaming of the hopper railroad car.
Peter L. Jones, Victor Mankarious, James A. Warwick, Steven James Knight, Jordan Paul Liske
Filed: 13 Jun 23
Utility
Discharge Gate Arrangements for Railroad Hopper Cars
5 Oct 23
A railroad hopper car having a single cargo-receiving hopper extending over substantially the length of a car body having a cargo discharge portion occupying most of the available distance between the wheeled trucks supporting opposite ends of the car body.
Peter L. Jones, Caglar Ozerdim
Filed: 7 Jun 23
Utility
Large Plate Tilt Railroad Car
17 Aug 23
A large plate tilt railroad car including a plate support assembly having a plurality of spaced-apart plate supporters including a plurality of plate holders simultaneously movable from loading positions in which one or more large steel plates can be loaded on the railroad car to transit positions in which one or more large steel plates can be transported using the railroad car.
Daniel Schuller, Peter L. Jones
Filed: 11 Feb 22
Utility
Railcar for Transport of Steel Coils with Removable Bi-level Roof
10 Aug 23
A railcar for transporting one or more steel coils.
Glenn A. Sandheinrich, Justin Dobsch
Filed: 13 Apr 23
Utility
Hopper railroad car having top hatch cover assembly
1 Aug 23
Various embodiments provide a hopper railroad car top hatch cover assembly including a hatch cover and a hatch cover securer configured to secure the hatch cover in a closed position engaging a coaming of the hopper railroad car.
Peter L. Jones, Victor Mankarious, James A. Warwick, Steven James Knight, Jordan Paul Liske
Filed: 25 Aug 20
Utility
Discharge gate arrangements for railroad hopper cars
25 Jul 23
A railroad hopper car having a single cargo-receiving hopper extending over substantially the length of a car body having a cargo discharge portion occupying most of the available distance between the wheeled trucks supporting opposite ends of the car body.
Peter L. Jones, Caglar Ozerdim
Filed: 28 Jan 21
Utility
Stub sill assemblies
18 Jul 23
Subassemblies for railroad tank cars are herein disclosed.
Hariharanath Kavuri, Spencer Ashie-Winns, Mathew Curtis, Gregory J. Saxton
Filed: 10 Mar 21
Utility
Cover Assemblies for Railroad Cars
29 Jun 23
Cover assemblies for railroad cars are disclosed.
Scott Hart
Filed: 23 Dec 21
Utility
Railcar for transport of steel coils with removable bi-level roof
9 May 23
A railcar for transporting one or more steel coils.
Glenn A. Sandheinrich, Justin Dobsch
Filed: 13 Apr 20
Utility
Hopper Railroad Car Having Top Hatch Cover Assembly
13 Apr 23
A hopper railroad car top hatch cover assembly including a hatch cover and a hatch cover securer configured to secure the hatch cover in a closed position engaging a coaming of the hopper railroad car.
Daniel J. Schuller, Jordan Paul Liske, Steven James Knight, Peter L. Jones
Filed: 11 Oct 21
Utility
Open Top Gondola Railcars
16 Mar 23
Open top gondola railcars and closure assemblies for cleanout openings of those railcars are disclosed.
Michael Gillis, Gregory J. Saxton
Filed: 16 Sep 21
Utility
Hopper railroad car flexible top hatch cover
14 Mar 23
A hopper railroad car hatch cover including an elongated movable flexible hatch including an elongated flexible panel and an elongated magnetic coaming sealer connected to the bottom of the elongated movable flexible panel, wherein the elongated magnetic coaming sealer is configured, such that when the elongated movable hatch of the hatch cover is in the closed position on a coaming of a hopper railroad car, the elongated magnetic coaming sealer engages and creates a seal with the coaming.
Peter L. Jones, James A. Warwick, Michael Tadros
Filed: 15 Jan 20
Utility
Manway Assemblies for Railroad Cars
11 Aug 22
Manway assemblies for railroad tank cars are disclosed.
Scott Hart
Filed: 10 Feb 21
Utility
Configurable Railroad Car
11 Aug 22
A configurable railroad car including a plurality of multi-orientation coil/slab supports that are configured to be positioned on, oriented on, and securely attached to the floor of the railroad car in different sets of positions and orientations to enable the railroad car to transport different products such as coils, elongated slabs, a mix of coils and elongated slabs, or other products.
James A. Warwick, Daniel J. Schuller, Peter L. Jones
Filed: 5 Feb 21