Patents by Inventor Edward R. Taylor

Edward R. Taylor 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).

  • Method and means for securing railroad cars to a barge deck
    Patent number: 4052027
    Abstract: A tie-down device is provided having a turnbuckle-like tensioning member operated by a hand-cranked ratchet lever. One end of this member is connected by a pair of levers to a pair of jaws arranged to function as tongs to grip a railroad car part. The opposite end of the member has a double shackle arrangement allowing the device to be releasably attached to a surface-supported anchor member. A method of employing such devices to secure railway cars to the deck of a barge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1977
    Inventor: Edward R. Taylor