Patents Represented by Attorney Herman Foster

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  • Secondary suspension system for a railway car
    Patent number: 4368672
    Abstract: A secondary suspension system includes a pair of air springs connected between the bolster of a truck and the car body. The air springs are disposed at angles extending inwardly from opposite ends of the bolster towards the center of the car body to provide both vertical and lateral suspension for the car body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1983
    Assignee: The Budd Company
    Inventor: John A. Germer
  • Fastener for retaining a pair of panels
    Patent number: 4366603
    Abstract: A fastener for retaining two adjacent edges of a pair of panels against the surface of a structure includes a head with an eccentrically disposed stem extending therefrom. A flange section around the stem is spaced from the head. Projecting sections extend from the stem below the flange. The projecting sections extend through an opening in the surface of the structure and retains the fastener therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1983
    Assignee: The Budd Company
    Inventor: David O. Hulse
  • Underride device for a trailer or truck
    Patent number: 4359239
    Abstract: A guard beam is disposed below the bottom of the rear end of a trailer or truck. Energy absorbing members are connected between the trailer and the guard beam. When impact forces applied to the guard beam exceed predetermined minimum levels, the guard beam collapses and energy is absorbed in the absorbing members during the collapse of the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1982
    Assignee: The Budd Company
    Inventor: Walter S. Eggert, Jr.
  • Railway car tilt control system
    Patent number: 4355582
    Abstract: A tilt system for a railway car includes mechanism for tilting the car only when lateral acceleration forces exceed preselected minimum levels and to limit the amount of tilting of the car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1982
    Assignee: The Budd Company
    Inventor: John A. Germer