Patents by Inventor Gary V, Turner

Gary V, Turner 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).

  • System and method for reconfiguring an autorack
    Patent number: 11318966
    Abstract: A method comprises removing a first deck of a plurality of decks and a second deck of the plurality of decks from an autorack. The method further comprises removing one or more of a plurality of posts of the autorack and coupling a cross-brace assembly to one or more of the plurality of posts, wherein the cross-brace assembly is coupled to the one or more of the plurality of posts at a location above an existing brace bay of the autorack. The method also comprises coupling the second deck of the plurality of decks to the autorack at a location above or below the cross-brace assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TRINITY RAIL GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle R. Coston, Gary V. Turner, David W. Higginbotham, Robert J. DeGroot
  • System and Method for Reconfiguring an Autorack
    Publication number: 20210253142
    Abstract: A method comprises removing a first deck of a plurality of decks and a second deck of the plurality of decks from an autorack. The method further comprises removing one or more of a plurality of posts of the autorack and coupling a cross-brace assembly to one or more of the plurality of posts, wherein the cross-brace assembly is coupled to the one or more of the plurality of posts at a location above an existing brace bay of the autorack. The method also comprises coupling the second deck of the plurality of decks to the autorack at a location above or below the cross-brace assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Kyle R. Coston, Gary V. Turner, David W. Higginbotham, Robert J. DeGroot
  • System and method for reconfiguring an autorack
    Patent number: 11014582
    Abstract: A method comprises removing a first deck of a plurality of decks and a second deck of the plurality of decks from an autorack. The method further comprises removing one or more of a plurality of posts of the autorack and coupling a cross-brace assembly to one or more of the plurality of posts, wherein the cross-brace assembly is coupled to the one or more of the plurality of posts at a location above an existing brace bay of the autorack. The method also comprises coupling the second deck of the plurality of decks to the autorack at a location above or below the cross-brace assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: TRINITY RAIL GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle R. Coston, Gary V. Turner, David W. Higginbotham, Robert J. DeGroot
  • System and Method for Reconfiguring an Autorack
    Publication number: 20190144010
    Abstract: A method comprises removing a first deck of a plurality of decks and a second deck of the plurality of decks from an autorack. The method further comprises removing one or more of a plurality of posts of the autorack and coupling a cross-brace assembly to one or more of the plurality of posts, wherein the cross-brace assembly is coupled to the one or more of the plurality of posts at a location above an existing brace bay of the autorack. The method also comprises coupling the second deck of the plurality of decks to the autorack at a location above or below the cross-brace assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Kyle R. Coston, Gary V, Turner, David W. Higginbotham, Robert J. DeGroot