Patents Assigned to Budd Company
  • Dampers for mechanical railway springs
    Patent number: 4732372
    Abstract: Damping elements physically contact some of the coils on one or more mechanical coil springs disposed between a railway car body and a truck. The coils contacted may be at the ends of the springs or at areas between the ends. When double springs are involved, with one being spaced within the other, the damping elements are disposed in the space between the springs at the ends thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignee: Budd Company
    Inventors: William W. Dickhart, III, James M. Herring, Jr.
  • Fibrous armor material
    Patent number: 4639387
    Abstract: An improved armor material formed of resin bonded fiberous material. The fiberous material comprises at least one monofilament resin coated, wound and consolidated. Also disclosed is a method for making the armor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: Budd Company
    Inventor: Joseph N. Epel
  • Tank tread pad and composition for making
    Patent number: 4587280
    Abstract: A tank tread pad and composition for making. A tank tread pad is formed from a polymeric material which is formed by an inter penetrating polymer network comprising a first urethane component and a second resinous component which cures under different conditions and is substantially unreactive with the urethane. A fiberous reinforcement is present in the cured resinous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: Budd Company
    Inventors: Probir K. Guha, Kenneth A. Iseler, Robert C. Yen