Patents by Inventor Fridbert Heinze

Fridbert Heinze 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).

  • Patent number: 7309050
    Abstract: A grooved rail core piece including a core piece intersection area formed by intersecting grooves as an overflow area. The core piece has two construction profiles with interconnected outer fishing surfaces (22,24) extending in a longitudinal direction. In order to enable the intersection area of the core piece to be renewed in a simple manner, the intersection-point area of the core piece includes an interchangeable insert (36) which is arranged in a recess in an at least positive fit, the recess being defined by the sections of the construction profiles and by the sections of the lining parts (30,32) disposed in the outer fishing surfaces (22, 24), and the insert is fixed by means of at least two wedge elements (38, 40) which can be clamped in the lining parts. The lining parts and the construction profiles are connected by means of at least one clamping element protruding there through in a non-positive fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignees: BWG GmbH & Co., KG, VAE GmbH
    Inventors: Fridbert Heinze, Thomas Christ, Torsten Reck
  • Patent number: 7137601
    Abstract: A check rail arrangement for a switch or an intersection, the arrangement including a grooved rail (16) provided with a grooved rail head (14), a groove (18) and a lip (52), and a check rail (12) which is supported at least on the lip and is arranged by a fixing mechanism in such a way that it can be displaced in relation to the grooved rail. The aim of the invention is to be able to easily displace the check rail. To this end, a fish-plate block (40) extends from the grooved rail (16), the fish-plate block including a longitudinal groove (42) which extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the grooved rail and in which a slot pin (44) engages in an adjustable manner. The slot pin can be tightened by a screw (46) extending from the check rail (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignees: BWG GmbH & Co. KG, VAE GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Christ, Fridbert Heinze, Ulrich Jelinski
  • Publication number: 20060054746
    Abstract: A grooved rail core piece including a core piece intersection area formed by intersecting grooves as an overflow area. The core piece has two construction profiles with interconnected outer fishing surfaces (22,24) extending in a longitudinal direction. In order to enable the intersection area of the core piece to be renewed in a simple manner, the intersection-point area of the core piece includes an interchangeable insert (36) which is arranged in a recess in an at least positive fit, the recess being defined by the sections of the construction profiles and by the sections of the lining parts (30,32) disposed in the outer fishing surfaces (22, 24), and the insert is fixed by means of at least two wedge elements (38, 40) which can be clamped in the lining parts. The lining parts and the construction profiles are connected by means of at least one clamping element protruding there through in a non-positive fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Fridbert Heinze, Thomas Christ, Torsten Reck
  • Publication number: 20050205721
    Abstract: A check rail arrangement for a switch or an intersection, the arrangement including a grooved rail (16) provided with a grooved rail head (14), a groove (18) and a lip (52), and a check rail (12) which is supported at least on the lip and is arranged by a fixing means in such a way that it can be displaced in relation to the grooved rail. The aim of the invention is to be able to easily displace the check rail. To this end, a fish-plate block (40) extends from the grooved rail (16), the fish-plate block including a longitudinal groove (42) which extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the grooved rail and in which a slot pin (44) engages in an adjustable manner. The slot pin can be tightened by means of a screw (46) extending from the check rail (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Christ, Fridbert Heinze, Ulrich Jelinski
  • Patent number: 5451018
    Abstract: A railway tongue and junction rail assembly including a mounting fixed to the junction rail. The tongue abuts the junction rail at an inclined junction and is releasably secured within the mounting with the mounting being the sole means of joining the tongue to the junction rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: BWG, Butzbacher Weichenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Fridbert Heinze, Erich Nuding, Friedhelm Wojtek