Patents by Inventor David Christopher Herron

David Christopher Herron 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).

  • Components of a railway rail fastening assembly
    Patent number: 9340929
    Abstract: An anchoring device for use in a railway rail fastening assembly which employs a resilient railway rail fastening clip to fasten a railway rail, comprises a body having a front portion which is configured to provide a first load bearing surface extending alongside the rail foot when the device is in use, and first and second side faces respectively located on opposite sides of the body and configured to extend transversely away from the first portion. The device comprises first and second projecting portions, the first projecting portion extending outwardly from the first side face of the body and providing a first additional load bearing surface which is set back from the first load bearing surface, and the second projecting portion extending outwardly from the second side face of the body and providing a second additional load bearing surface which is set back from the first load bearing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: PANDROL LIMITED
    Inventors: Stephen John Cox, David Christopher Herron
  • COMPONENTS OF A RAILWAY RAIL FASTENING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140061323
    Abstract: An anchoring device for use in a railway rail fastening assembly which employs a resilient railway rail fastening clip to fasten a railway rail, comprises a body having a front portion, which is configured to provide a first load bearing surface extending alongside the rail foot when the device is in use, and first and second side faces, respectively located on opposite sides of the body and configured to extend transversely away from the first portion. The device comprises first and second projecting portions, the first projecting portion extending outwardly from the first side face of the body and providing a first additional load bearing surface which is set back from the first load bearing surface, and the second projecting portion extending outwardly from the second side face of the body and providing a second additional load bearing surface which is set back from the first load bearing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Pandrol Limited
    Inventors: Stephen John Cox, David Christopher Herron