Patents by Inventor Charles H. Schnorr, III

Charles H. Schnorr, III 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).

  • Gauge face lubrication
    Patent number: 9096242
    Abstract: A rail gauge face applicator is provided. The gauge face applicator comprises a resilient pad comprising one or more than one channel extending from one or more than one inlet to one or more than one outlet. The one or more than one channel is operable from a closed position when the pressure within the channel is low to an open position when the pressure within the channel is raised. Thus, when the pressure of the friction modifying material is raised the one or more than one channel opens and material can be delivered from the one or more than one outlet. The applicator further comprises a rail engagement element which allows the gauge face applicator to be positioned appropriately to engage a rail. The applicator may be less prone to clogging and may be more efficient at delivering friction modifying material efficiently than prior art applicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: L.B. Foster Rail Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ward Powell, Charles H. Schnorr, III, Charles Petrie, Matthew Redfield
  • GAUGE FACE LUBRICATION
    Publication number: 20140054113
    Abstract: A rail gauge face applicator is provided. The gauge face applicator comprises a resilient pad comprising one or more than one channel extending from one or more than one inlet to one or more than one outlet. The one or more than one channel is operable from a closed position when the pressure within the channel is low to an open position when the pressure within the channel is raised. Thus, when the pressure of the friction modifying material is raised the one or more than one channel opens and material can be delivered from the one or more than one outlet. The applicator further comprises a rail engagement element which allows the gauge face applicator to be positioned appropriately to engage a rail. The applicator may be less prone to clogging and may be more efficient at delivering friction modifying material efficiently than prior art applicators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Ward Powell, Charles H. Schnorr, III, Charles Petrie, Matthew Redfield