Patents by Inventor Norman F. Burkinshaw

Norman F. Burkinshaw 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).

  • Bearings
    Patent number: 4336970
    Abstract: A railway bearing assembly comprising a rotatable axle 14 within a cylindrical bearing liner 12 in a housing is provided with a baffle 40 between the outboard end of the axle and the end of the housing. The baffle 40 defines a space in an upper end region of the housing in free communication with atmosphere by means of a breather plug 56; the shape and configuration of the baffle being such as to prevent lubricant within the housing from being violently propelled into said space during rotation of the axle in the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1982
    Assignee: Vandervell Products Limited
    Inventor: Norman F. Burkinshaw