Patents by Inventor Jerry Lee Stepp

Jerry Lee Stepp 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).

  • Patent number: 7766177
    Abstract: A release device for a draft gear assembly comprises a draft gear housing for slidably supporting a yoke shaft and capturing a cushion unit associated with the yoke shaft between buff and draft stops. The buff stop comprises a release ring within the interior of the draft gear housing being radially divided into two or more sections. A plurality of release bolts designed to shear under emergency buffing forces extend through the draft gear housing and into the sections of the release ring to draw the sections radially outward to the interior surface of the draft gear housing eliminating gaps and minimizing flexing of the release bolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Wabtec Holding Corp.
    Inventor: Jerry Lee Stepp
  • Publication number: 20080135511
    Abstract: A release device for a draft gear assembly comprises a draft gear housing for slidably supporting a yoke shaft and capturing a cushion unit associated with the yoke shaft between buff and draft stops. The buff stop comprises a release ring within the interior of the draft gear housing being radially divided into two or more sections. A plurality of release bolts designed to shear under emergency buffing forces extend through the draft gear housing and into the sections of the release ring to draw the sections radially outward to the interior surface of the draft gear housing eliminating gaps and minimizing flexing of the release bolts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Wabtec Holding Corp.
    Inventor: Jerry Lee Stepp