Patents by Inventor G. Wayne Kirk, Jr.

G. Wayne Kirk, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of assembling a temperature controlled railway car
    Patent number: 7543367
    Abstract: A manufacturing facility and method for assembling a railway car having a composite box structure mounted on a railway car underframe are provided. The composite box structure may be defined in part by exterior metal sheets, side stakes attached to the exterior metal sheets, insulating materials disposed between the side stakes and the exterior metal sheets and at least one layer of fiber reinforced material. The composite box structure preferably includes a pair of endwalls, a pair of sidewalls, a floor assembly and a roof assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Trinity Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert A. Beers, G. Wayne Kirk, Jr., Stephen W. Smith, John L. Wright, Wade L. McCallon