Knuckle design and system of making

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9409581
APP PUB NO 20150017323A1
SERIAL NO

13941049

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Railcar coupling knuckles having areas of improved structure, improved surface characteristics, and reduced stress under loading, and systems and methods for shot peening railcar components such as, but not limited to, coupling knuckles. Such shot-peening systems and methods may include robotic and/or fixed-position shot-peening devices equipped with shot-emitting mechanisms for expelling shot media against desired areas of a railcar component.

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COLUMBUS STEEL CASTINGS COMPANY127 PUBLIC SQUARE 51ST FLOOR CLEVELAND OH 44114

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Patterson, Joseph Columbus, US 9 42
Ruebusch, Richard Columbus, US 11 64

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