Patents by Inventor Hubert Rathner

Hubert Rathner 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).

  • Longitudinally adjustable coupling rod
    Patent number: 5687860
    Abstract: A longitudinally adjustable coupling rod for central buffer couplings of rail-borne vehicles. The coupling rod has a longitudinally adjustable section, which is formed by four shear elements fastened to a support body in an articulated manner. Two shear elements form front shears and two shear elements form rear shears. The two shear elements of the rear shears are associated extensively mirror-symmetrically with the shear elements of the front shears. The shear elements of each of the shears, which are arranged opposite each other, are connected to one another in their front area by hinges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Scharfenbergkupplung GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Hermann Behrens, Hubert Rathner, Klaus Ksienzyk, Dieter Schillings