Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Wilton Cope

Geoffrey Wilton Cope 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).

  • Rotary coupler
    Patent number: 4093079
    Abstract: Rotary coupler for a railway car wherein a laterally extending cylindrical member with annular bosses is attached to the coupler butt and is received by the shank which has corresponding annular grooves and which is attached to the coupler head, to allow rotation of the cylindrical member within the shank while providing adequate strength and bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1978
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Geoffrey Wilton Cope
  • Truck side frame and bolster connection
    Patent number: 3941063
    Abstract: A freight car truck side frame-bolster connection which provides self-squaring or self-tramming forces by resilient means incorporated in bearing shoes that cooperate with the bolster ends and the side frame window opening to produce the desired results. Also, the provision of the resilient squaring force is accomplished while maintaining the ability to shim at the bolster ends for adjustment of car height, and without the need for close tolerances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1976
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Geoffrey Wilton Cope
  • Derailment detector
    Patent number: 3938765
    Abstract: A safety device for initiating an air brake application attached to or integral with the side frame of a railway car truck in proximity to the rail consisting of a hollow shoe or casting communicating with the air brake train line and adapted to make contact with the rail and fracture upon derailment venting the train line air to the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1973
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Geoffrey Wilton Cope