Patents Assigned to CLEARRAILS, LLC
  • Rail car cover system
    Patent number: 9511781
    Abstract: A cover assembly for covering an open-top, railroad freight car is presented that may include opposing sideboards projecting above the top edges of the rail car and a cover moveable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, a containment volume may be accessible from above for the loading of a bulk commodity into the containment volume. In the closed position, the cover may substantially cover at least a majority of the containment volume from above. The cover may be elevated above a top edge of the rail car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Clearrails, LLC
    Inventor: Walter Mark Pettibone
  • RAIL CAR COVER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160194010
    Abstract: A cover assembly for covering an open-top, railroad freight car is presented that may include opposing sideboards projecting above the top edges of the rail car and a cover moveable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, a containment volume may be accessible from above for the loading of a bulk commodity into the containment volume. In the closed position, the cover may substantially cover at least a majority of the containment volume from above. The cover may be elevated above a top edge of the rail car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: CLEARRAILS, LLC
    Inventor: Walter Mark Pettibone
  • Rail car cover
    Patent number: D776572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Clearrails, LLC
    Inventor: Walter Mark Pettibone