Patents by Inventor James C. McQueston

James C. McQueston 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).

  • Head end vehicle with crew accommodations with locomotive and other controls
    Patent number: 4715292
    Abstract: A lead or head end rail car includes crew living and working accommodations. Controls for the propulsion car, such as a locomotive, and other trailing cars are included in the head end car. Crashworthiness is built into the head end car to provide safety for the engineer and crew in case of accident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Inventors: Michael J. Pavlick, James C. McQueston, Walter S. Eggert, Jr., Lionel Sherrow
  • Means for manufacturing a modular railway car
    Patent number: 4222335
    Abstract: A modular railway car comprises components adapted to be built in different lengths to form different lengths of cars without major changes in the overall design. Sideframes includes sections each including one of a plurality of uniformly spaced windows. The floor and roof include uniformly spaced transverse beams, with a predetermined number of the beams corresponding to the section length between the windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1980
    Assignee: The Budd Company
    Inventors: James C. McQueston, Horace P. Bauer