Patents by Inventor Max Vanderby

Max Vanderby 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).

  • Railroad freight car access fittings
    Patent number: 12054182
    Abstract: A railroad freight car may have external fittings, such as trackside-accessible ladder fittings that permit personnel to climb onto the decks and walkways of the car. Several embodiments of movable ladder assemblies are described that provide an extended or deployed or raised position of a handhold, and a retracted or lowered, or stored position. In other embodiments, the assembly is provided with a compliant member that allows the handhold resiliently to flex when encountered by solid objects such as shipping containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: National Steel Car Limited
    Inventors: Maryam Mansouri Nasrabad, Mohamed Al-Kaabi, Max Vanderby, Kenneth Wayne Black, Tomasz Bis
  • RAILROAD TANK CAR FITTINGS
    Publication number: 20230347946
    Abstract: A railroad tank car may have external fittings, such as brake fittings. A low mount brake fitting is located in a recess formed in the end sill of the car or in the side sill of the car between the main bolster and the end sill. Where an end sill installation is used, the end sill may be asymmetric, with the recess being formed to one side of the center sill. Alternatively, the end sill may be offset longitudinally away from the striker, and a spacer inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Max Vanderby, Kenneth Wayne Black
  • Railroad tank car fittings
    Patent number: 11608096
    Abstract: A railroad tank car may have external fittings, such as brake fittings. A low mount brake fitting is located in a recess formed in the end sill of the car or in the side sill of the car between the main bolster and the end sill. Where an end sill installation is used, the end sill may be asymmetric, with the recess being formed to one side of the center sill. Alternatively, the end sill may be offset longitudinally away from the striker, and a spacer inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL STEEL CAR LIMITED
    Inventors: Max Vanderby, Kenneth Wayne Black
  • RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR ACCESS FITTINGS
    Publication number: 20200276992
    Abstract: A railroad freight car may have external fittings, such as trackside-accessible ladder fittings that permit personnel to climb onto the decks and walkways of the car. Several embodiments of movable ladder assemblies are described that provide an extended or deployed or raised position of a handhold, and a retracted or lowered, or stored position. In other embodiments, the assembly is provided with a compliant member that allows the handhold resiliently to flex when encountered by solid objects such as shipping containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: NATIONAL STEEL CAR LIMITED
    Inventors: Maryam Mansouri Nasrabad, Mohamed Al-Kaabi, Max Vanderby, Kenneth Wayne Black, I, Tomasz Bis
  • Railroad freight car access fittings
    Patent number: 10689012
    Abstract: A railroad freight car may have external fittings, such as trackside-accessible ladder fittings that permit personnel to climb onto the decks and walkways of the car. Several embodiments of movable ladder assemblies are described that provide an extended or deployed or raised position of a handhold, and a retracted or lowered, or stored position. In other embodiments, the assembly is provided with a compliant member that allows the handhold resiliently to flex when encountered by solid objects such as shipping containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: National Steel Car Limited
    Inventors: Maryam Mansouri Nasrabad, Mohamed Al-Kaabi, Max Vanderby, Kenneth Wayne Black, Tomasz Bis
  • RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR ACCESS FITTINGS
    Publication number: 20180327002
    Abstract: A railroad freight car may have external fittings, such as trackside-accessible ladder fittings that permit personnel to climb onto the decks and walkways of the car. Several embodiments of movable ladder assemblies are described that provide an extended or deployed or raised position of a handhold, and a retracted or lowered, or stored position. In other embodiments, the assembly is provided with a compliant member that allows the handhold resiliently to flex when encountered by solid objects such as shipping containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Maryam Mansouri Nasrabad, Mohamed Al-Kaabi, Max Vanderby, Kenneth Wayne Black, I, Tomasz Bis
  • RAILROAD TANK CAR FITTINGS
    Publication number: 20180297618
    Abstract: A railroad tank car may have external fittings, such as brake fittings. A low mount brake fitting is located in a recess formed in the end sill of the car or in the side sill of the car between the main bolster and the end sill. Where an end sill installation is used, the end sill may be asymmetric, with the recess being formed to one side of the center sill. Alternatively, the end sill may be offset longitudinally away from the striker, and a spacer inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Max Vanderby, Kenneth Wayne Black