Patents by Inventor Paul T. Hoskins, Jr.

Paul T. Hoskins, Jr. 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).

  • Thin flange and loose wheel detection system
    Patent number: 4407072
    Abstract: A system for detecting a thin wheel flange and condition and a loose wheel condition of railroad wheels includes relatively movable contacts actuated by the passing wheels and triggering switches when the contacts move together into a spacing less than a predetermined flange thickness. Opposing contact arms bearing against back faces of the rims of the opposing wheels are interconnected for detecting a loose wheel condition upon the closing of an electrical circuit including microswitches and electrical contacts which close when the opposing wheels are spaced less than a predetermined distance apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1983
    Assignee: Southern Railway Company
    Inventor: Paul T. Hoskins, Jr.