Patents by Inventor Charles N. Hood, II

Charles N. Hood, II 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).

  • Railcar truck bolster with preassembled friction shoes
    Patent number: 4825775
    Abstract: Friction shoes are preassembled in each end of a railcar truck bolster by providing openings in the bolster and in the shoes and passing a restraining member through the openings at each bolster end and tensioning and securing the restraining members so as to hold the shoes within respective pockets in the bolster. The shoes and pockets are further provided with cooperating anti-ejection features to prevent ejection of shoes after installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: AMSTED Industries Incorporated
    Inventors: Eugene S. Stein, Charles N. Hood, II, Charles P. Spencer
  • Hunting control side bearing
    Patent number: 4715290
    Abstract: A side bearing for railway cars mounted horizontally between truck and body bolsters to provide frictional engagement in a substantially vertical plane and having an elastomeric member to accommodate lateral movements. The elastomeric member is a resilient cartridge which is mounted to an upstanding flange of the side bearing's base. A friction member covers the end of the elastomeric member and also attaches to the upstanding flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: AMSTED Industries Incorporated
    Inventor: Charles N. Hood, II