Patents by Inventor John H. Goss

John H. Goss 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: 4747302
    Abstract: There is disclosed a fixture for mounting an end of train marker light and/or other electronic apparatus to a railroad freight car coupler including an upright tubular member through which a threaded rod passes and extends into and through the flag hole in a standard railroad coupler; a frustro-conical enlargement at the bottom end of the tubular member seats in the top of the flag hole, and a frustro-conical collar threaded on the bottom of the rod is urged upward by rotating the rod to clamp the fixture in the flaghole. The top of the rod has a horizontal bar which is used to manually rotate the rod, and a keyed sleeve at the top of the tube may be raised to engage the bar to prevent its rotation while a padlock is secured through holes provided in the top of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1988
    Assignee: American Railroad Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Goss