Patents by Inventor Mike Schlueter

Mike Schlueter 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).

  • System, method and appartus for in-situ, dynamic repair of a railroad
    Patent number: 10760222
    Abstract: A device for in-situ, dynamic repair of a railroad can include two connected machines. A first one of machines can be a track lifting unit that can clamp the rails of the railroad and lift the track in its entirety out of its track bed. The first machine also can plow ballast away from and/or toward the rails, and level the track bed for the rails before they are lowered. In addition, the track lifting unit can remove selected railroad ties. The second machine can include a power unit that can provide hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical power to both machines. The power unit also can provide track stabilization by settling ballast and can free debris from the railroad while it is raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventors: Tracey Manton, Mike Schlueter, Paul Rudolph, James Cole, Trevor Johnson, Rod Nelson, Corey Rakow
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR IN-SITU, DYNAMIC REPAIR OF A RAILROAD
    Publication number: 20190316299
    Abstract: A device for in-situ, dynamic repair of a railroad can include two connected machines. A first one of machines can be a track lifting unit that can clamp the rails of the railroad and lift the track in its entirety out of its track bed. The first machine also can plow ballast away from and/or toward the rails, and level the track bed for the rails before they are lowered. In addition, the track lifting unit can remove selected railroad ties. The second machine can include a power unit that can provide hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical power to both machines. The power unit also can provide track stabilization by settling ballast and can free debris from the railroad while it is raised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Tracey Manton, Mike Schlueter, Paul Rudolph, James Cole, Trevor Johnson, Rod Nelson, Corey Rakow