Patents by Inventor Paul Borgarding

Paul Borgarding 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).

  • Rail handbrake with prolonged release
    Patent number: 8123004
    Abstract: A hand brake actuator for a rail car has a rotary input connected to a rotary output by a transmission including a clutch and a ratchet wheel and pawl, a declutching mechanism for disengaging the clutch in a declutched position of the declutching mechanism, and a release handle with a first cam which drives the declutching mechanism to the declutched position when the release handle is moved from an apply position to a release position. A second cam is biased in a first direction to engage and retain the declutching mechanism in a declutched position after the release handle is removed from the release position. A follower is connected to the second cam and is responsive to the rotation of the input in an apply direction to rotate the second cam in a second direction opposite the first direction to release the declutching mechanism and allow the clutch to reengage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: New York Air Brake Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne G. Klasing, Paul Borgarding, Steven R. Newton, Jeffrey F. Sauter
  • RAIL HANDBRAKE WITH PROLONGED RELEASE
    Publication number: 20100193755
    Abstract: A hand brake actuator for a rail car has a rotary input connected to a rotary output by a transmission including a clutch and a ratchet wheel and pawl, a declutching mechanism for disengaging the clutch in a declutched position of the declutching mechanism, and a release handle with a first cam which drives the declutching mechanism to the declutched position when the release handle is moved from an apply position to a release position. A second cam is biased in a first direction to engage and retain the declutching mechanism in a declutched position after the release handle is removed from the release position. A follower is connected to the second cam and is responsive to the rotation of the input in an apply direction to rotate the second cam in a second direction opposite the first direction to release the declutching mechanism and allow the clutch to reengage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: New York Air Brake Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne G. Klasing, Paul Borgarding, Steven R. Newton, Jeffrey F. Sauter