Patents by Inventor Daniel G. Arnswald

Daniel G. Arnswald 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).

  • Frame brace and center clamp
    Publication number: 20020046676
    Abstract: A rail car truck includes a pair of longitudinally spaced wheelsets, a pair of laterally spaced side frames extending between and supported by the wheelsets and a bolster which extends between the side frames to support a vehicle body. There is a brace connected between the side frames to control relative longitudinal movement therebetween. The brace includes a center clamp assembly located generally intermediate the side frames and generally mid-way between the wheelsets. Each side frame mounts a pair of longitudinally spaced end blocks. There are four struts, each being inclined to the longitudinal axis of the truck and each extending from and being connected to an end block and to the clamp assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Daniel G. Arnswald, Thomas J. Heyden, Curtis W. Hoover
  • Frame brace and center clamp
    Patent number: 6357360
    Abstract: A rail car truck includes a pair of longitudinally spaced wheelsets, a pair of laterally spaced side frames extending between and supported by the wheelsets and a bolster which extends between the side frames to support a vehicle body. There is a brace connected between the side frames to control relative longitudinal movement therebetween. The brace includes a center clamp assembly located generally intermediate the side frames and generally mid-way between the wheelsets. Each side frame mounts a pair of longitudinally spaced end blocks. There are four struts, each being inclined to the longitudinal axis of the truck and each extending from and being connected to an end block and to the clamp assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Standard Car Truck Company
    Inventors: Daniel G. Arnswald, Thomas J. Heyden, Curtis W. Hoover