Railcar draft gear assembly
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Oct 17, 2017
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Aug 25, 2014
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Abstract
A railcar draft gear assembly specifically designed to consistently and repeatedly withstand up to about 110,000 ft-lbs of energy imparted thereto while not exceeding a force level of 900,000 lbs. and while having a wedge member of the draft gear assembly travel in an inward axial direction of less than about 4.5 inches relative to an open end of the draft gear.
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- 10 France
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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MINER ENTERPRISES INC | 1200 EAST STATE STREET P O BOX 471 GENEVA IL 60134 |
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- B61G Class
- 37 Applications Filed
- 36 Patents Issued To-Date
- 97.30 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Pokorski, Robert J | Saint Charles, US | 4 | 40 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 40 | |||
Salis, Keith A | Clare, US | 10 | 109 |
# of filed Patents : 10 Total Citations : 109 | |||
Schoedl, Erich A | Yorkville, US | 15 | 77 |
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 77 | |||
Wilt, Donald E | Batavia, US | 14 | 201 |
# of filed Patents : 14 Total Citations : 201 |
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- 6 Citation Count
- B61G Class
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