Patents Examined by Mer Arnel Mahahan
  • Patent number: 8522823
    Abstract: A railway car control valve comprises a brake pipe port, an auxiliary reservoir port, a main piston configured to compare air pressures at the brake pipe port and the auxiliary reservoir port, and a one-way check valve positioned intermediate the brake pipe port and the auxiliary reservoir port. The one way check valve comprises a body having a bore extending from its first end to its second end, an elongated insert configured to reduce the rate of air flow through the body, and a sleeve received on the insert's outer surface. The insert is received in the body bore. One of the insert and the sleeve is configured to move between a first position and a second position that either allows air to flow or prevents air from flowing, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Ellcon National, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gayfer, Mark Michel, Thomas S. Head