Patents by Inventor Larry J. Saver

Larry J. Saver 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).

  • Rerailer apparatus
    Patent number: 5896816
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rerailer apparatus that can be installed in a rail car for rerailing the rail car if it derails. The rerailer includes two vertical lifting members which are suspended from the rail car and are connected to a foot. These lifting members are used to lift the rail car vertically when the lifting members are extended and the foot contacts a support surface. A lateral movement member integrated with the vertical lifting members and the foot is used to move the lifted rail car laterally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Brookville Mining Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Dinger, Larry J. Saver
  • Rerailer apparatus
    Patent number: 5743190
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rerailer apparatus that can be installed in a rail car for rerailing the rail car if it derails. The rerailer includes two vertical lifting members which are suspended from the rail car and are connected to a foot. These lifting members are used to lift the rail car vertically when the lifting members are extended and the foot contacts a support surface. A lateral movement member integrated with the vertical lifting members and the foot is used to move the lifted rail car laterally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Brookville Mining Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Dinger, Larry J. Saver