Patents by Inventor André Banville

André Banville 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).

  • Undercar assembly for a railcar
    Patent number: 6910428
    Abstract: An undercar assembly for a railroad car. The undercar assembly has a structural member extending longitudinally between the longitudinal sides of the railroad car, where this structural member includes a pair of longitudinally extending beam elements transversely spaced apart from one another. At least one auxiliary equipment bay is defined between the longitudinally extending structural member and one of the longitudinal sides of the railroad car. The auxiliary equipment bay is capable to receive at least one auxiliary equipment, the structural member being operative to support at least in part the auxiliary equipment in the auxiliary equipment bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation (Technology) Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Laflamme, André Banville
  • Undercar assembly for a railcar
    Publication number: 20030164112
    Abstract: An undercar assembly for a railroad car. The undercar assembly has a structural member extending longitudinally between the longitudinal sides of the railroad car, where this structural member includes a pair of longitudinally extending beam elements transversely spaced apart from one another. At least one auxiliary equipment bay is defined between the longitudinally extending structural member and one of the longitudinal sides of the railroad car. The auxiliary equipment bay is capable to receive at least one auxiliary equipment, the structural member being operative to support at least in part the auxiliary equipment in the auxiliary equipment bay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Martin Laflamme, Andre Banville