Patents by Inventor Louis M. Skypala

Louis M. Skypala 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).

  • Wire raceway for attachment under the floor of a railway car
    Patent number: 4372510
    Abstract: A wire raceway for attachment under the floor of a railway car includes a plurality of spaced hangers connected to the floor and disposed to receive wires or cables thereon. A cover including a plurality of sections extending along the raceway is adapted to cover and protect the wires after installation. Joint butt supporting straps are connected at the ends of the sections of the cover to hold the sections in place against the hangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1983
    Assignee: The Budd Company
    Inventor: Louis M. Skypala
  • Overhead wiring arrangement for a railway car
    Patent number: 4318350
    Abstract: An overhead wiring arrangement for a railway car includes an enclosed raceway attached to the main roof. The raceway includes a plurality of wires to be distributed to different locations in the car. Some of the wires are then diverted in different paths to different locations down into the interior of the car. Some of the wires pass through the raceway for connection to a flexible cable leading to a next adjacent car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1982
    Assignee: The Budd Company
    Inventor: Louis M. Skypala