Patents Assigned to Pullman Company
  • Hardfaced article and process to prevent crack propagation in hardfaced substrates
    Patent number: 5352526
    Abstract: A composite article and process forming a soft metallic layer, underneath a hardface coating, on a metallic substrate, using cloth-like flexible preforms. The softer layer formed underneath the hardfacing should be one having a hardness below 35 HRC, preferably 30 HRC, and should not experience any significant physical changes, e.g., increase in hardness, upon heat treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Pullman Company
    Inventors: Mukesh M. Solanki, Christopher B. Harley
  • Elastomeric bushing assembly for torque rod
    Patent number: 5122011
    Abstract: A bushing assembly for use with an associated torque rod comprises a bar pin, an elastomeric bushing, and an outer sleeve. The bar pin has a middle section which is generally rounded but which features a flat portion between 30% and 40% of the axial length of the middle section. The elastomeric bushing bonded to the bar pin is compressively received within the outer sleeve so that the total height is reduced by approximately 10%. The edges of the outer sleeve are curled inwardly toward a longitudinal axis of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: Pullman Company
    Inventor: Robert C. Missig