Patents by Inventor Babgaunda A. Patil

Babgaunda A. Patil 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).

  • Railway car corner post
    Patent number: 4359002
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to the corner construction of a railway car, wherein the end wall, vertical reinforcing plate, side wall corner post and side plate are arranged with associated parts in a manner permitting an assembly without rotation of the car during manufacture. The structure provided includes a rigid connector plate which is attached to the end wall and forms a sandwich type transition member for attaching a flanged end of the side wall sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1982
    Assignee: Pullman Incorporated
    Inventors: Babgaunda A. Patil, Bhaskara R. Mutyala, Harold M. Schilf
  • Fatigue resistant partition sheet assembly
    Patent number: 4334481
    Abstract: A covered railway hopper car includes a partition sheet assembly, including a plurality of partition sheets compartmentalizing the hopper car. The partion sheets include a construction at their upper end which relieves stress, reduces fatigue and improves partition sheet resistance to fatigue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1982
    Assignee: Pullman Incorporated
    Inventors: Phillip Przybylinski, Babgaunda A. Patil, Gerald B. Anderson
  • Partition sheet to side sheet connection for covered hopper cars
    Patent number: 4301742
    Abstract: A covered railway hopper car includes a plurality of vertical partition sheets connected to the side walls of the car to form a plurality of hoppers. The connection of the vertical edges of the partition sheets to the inner surfaces of the side walls includes vertical posts of a cross-sectional configuration reducing stress concentration of the partition to prevent fracture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1981
    Assignee: Pullman Incorporated
    Inventors: Babgaunda Patil, Phillip G. Przybylinski, Roger D. Sims
  • Covered hopper car partition attachment stiffness sheet modifier
    Patent number: 4262602
    Abstract: A covered railway hopper car includes a partition sheet assembly, including a plurality of partition sheets rigidly connected to the roof, each having a construction at its upper ends which provides improved fatigue characteristics in the vicinity of the roof step and coaming area adjacent to the hatch opening area thereby relieving stress and reducing fatigue fractures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1981
    Assignee: Pullman Incorporated
    Inventors: Babgaunda A. Patil, Phillip G. Przybylinski
  • Railway car roof hatch cover lock
    Patent number: 4262604
    Abstract: A mechanism for locking the lock straps of railway car hatch covers includes a pivoted lever which is clamped over the tongue of a lock strap. The clamping is achieved by means of a pivoted keeper member having a mouth portion engaging the ends of the lever in locking relation. The keeper member is pivotally supported and is positioned by an overcenter toggle action in a receiving or locked position by means of a leaf spring assembly. The locking and unlocking action may be accomplished by hand or foot operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1981
    Assignee: Pullman Incorporated
    Inventors: Babgaunda A. Patil, Richard L. Tuck, Sr., Dilip T. Naik
  • Mechanically and weldingly secured bracket
    Patent number: 4177736
    Abstract: A reinforcing member for inhibiting failure caused by metal fatigue in the walls of the hatch coaming in a covered hopper car. The reinforcing member utilizes the combination of a weld and a mechanical connection to provide a reinforcement which effectively resists both axial loading and bending moments that cause fatigue failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1979
    Assignee: Pullman Incorporated
    Inventors: Phillip G. Przybylinski, Babgaunda A. Patil, George S. McNally