Patents by Inventor Albert E. Owen

Albert E. Owen 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).

  • Flanged wheel lubricating apparatus
    Patent number: 3944025
    Abstract: Lubricating apparatus for the flanged wheels of railroad rolling stock comprises a lubricant applicator coupled to a source of lubricant under pressure. The applicator comprises a head engaging the wheel flange and coupled to a pivotally supported hollow shaft. A solenoid-operated, screw-driven piston working in a cylinder filled with lubricant supplies lubricant in metered amount to the hollow arm and thence to the applicator head, which spreads it in a uniform film on the flange of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1976
    Assignee: Electronic Flange Lubricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Albert E. Owen