Patents by Inventor Overton B. Capps

Overton B. Capps 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).

  • Articulated railway service wheel and unitary railway hub and axle
    Patent number: 4093299
    Abstract: Articulated railway service wheel with structurally distinct rim, web, and hub. A toroidal rim is interconnected to the hub by a rod-like web defining individual spring units which respond in tension and compression to vertical and lateral loading. The spring web units are seated in rim and hub socket means which prevent relative rotational movement. A unitary hub-axle is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1978
    Assignee: Edgewater Steel Company
    Inventors: Overton B. Capps, J. Richard Milliken