Patents by Inventor Ike S. Sowden

Ike S. Sowden 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).

  • Impact resistant ductile iron castings
    Patent number: 9945003
    Abstract: A highly impact resistant ductile iron casting is made from a specified high nickel content ductile iron composition and post-treated with a specified heating and cooling profile to achieve an elongation exceeding the ASTM A536 (“60-40-18”) standard, and meeting or exceeding Charpy V Notch impact resistance at ?20° F. of greater than 11.0 ft.lbs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: STRATO, INC.
    Inventors: Ike S. Sowden, Jason Reiling
  • IMPACT RESISTANT DUCTILE IRON CASTINGS
    Publication number: 20170073784
    Abstract: A highly impact resistant ductile iron casting is made from a specified high nickel content ductile iron composition and post-treated with a specified heating and cooling profile to achieve an elongation exceeding the ASTM A536 (“60-40-18”) standard, and meeting or exceeding Charpy V Notch impact resistance at ?20° F. of greater than 11.0 ft. lbs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Ike S. SOWDEN, Jason REILING
  • Key retainer for railway car coupler
    Patent number: 8376160
    Abstract: A key retainer for retaining a draft key in the key slot of a railway car yoke is mounted on the outside of the sill of a railway car. Mounting the key retainer with a retainer key system on the outside of the sill, and aligned with the sill cutout, permits ease of visual inspection of the retainer from outside the railway car, and allows for repair of the key retainer without disassembling the coupler from the yoke, or the yoke from the railway car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventors: Charles T. Bomgardner, Ike S. Sowden, Andrès Paul Montoya Moncayo
  • KEY RETAINER FOR RAILWAY CAR COUPLER
    Publication number: 20120267333
    Abstract: A key retainer for retaining a draft key in the key slot of a railway car yoke is mounted on the outside of the sill of a railway car. Mounting the key retainer with a retainer key system on the outside of the sill, and aligned with the sill cutout, permits ease of visual inspection of the retainer from outside the railway car, and allows for repair of the key retainer without disassembling the coupler from the yoke, or the yoke from the railway car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Strato, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles T. Bomgardner, Ike S. Sowden, Andrès Paul Montoya Moncayo