Patents by Inventor Nicholas Torris

Nicholas Torris 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).

  • Mounting arrangement for railway wayside signal applications
    Patent number: 10710618
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement (100) includes an attachment member (102) for attachment to an end of a post (114), a connecting member (104) coupled to the attachment member (102), and a plurality of fastening elements (110) coupling the connecting member (104) to the attachment member (102), each fastening element (110) comprising a longitudinal axis (110A), longitudinal axes (110A) of the plurality of fastening elements (110) being substantially parallel to each other. The connecting member (104) is coupled to the attachment member (102) in a direction defined by the longitudinal axes (110A) of the plurality of fastening elements (110), wherein the attachment member (102) and the connecting member (104) comprise mating cylindrical surfaces (118, 140) which allow a tilting motion of the connecting member (104) about a rotating axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axes (110A) of the plurality of fastening elements (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS MOBILITY, INC.
    Inventors: Richard C. Bohme, Carrie Williamson, Nicholas Torris
  • MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR RAILWAY WAYSIDE SIGNAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20180244291
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement (100) includes an attachment member (102) for attachment to an end of a post (114), a connecting member (104) coupled to the attachment member (102), and a plurality of fastening elements (110) coupling the connecting member (104) to the attachment member (102), each fastening element (110) comprising a longitudinal axis (110A), longitudinal axes (110A) of the plurality of fastening elements (110) being substantially parallel to each other. The connecting member (104) is coupled to the attachment member (102) in a direction defined by the longitudinal axes (110A) of the plurality of fastening elements (110), wherein the attachment member (102) and the connecting member (104) comprise mating cylindrical surfaces (118, 140) which allow a tilting motion of the connecting member (104) about a rotating axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axes (110A) of the plurality of fastening elements (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Bohme, Carrie Williamson, Nicholas Torris