Patents by Inventor Pete Frye

Pete Frye 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).

  • Stray current resistant direct fixation fastener
    Patent number: 9670623
    Abstract: A bonded fastener for a railway rail comprising: top and bottom generally horizontal plates bonded and separated by an insulating material wherein the top plate defines a rail bed; a plurality of clip housings wherein each clip housing houses part of a hold-down clip for attaching the rail to the bonded fastener; a plurality of anchor assembly areas wherein each anchor assembly area defines an opening through the bonded fastener for receiving an attachment device for attaching the fastener to a supporting surface; and one or more generally vertical barriers comprising part of the bonded fastener. Further, a first generally horizontal barrier may extend from the bonded fastener underneath each of the clip housings, and a second generally horizontal barrier may extend from the rail bed underneath the rail on each side of the bonded fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: L B Foster Company
    Inventors: Korhan Ciloglu, Robert Alsop, Pete Frye, Michael O'Connell
  • STRAY CURRENT RESISTANT DIRECT FIXATION FASTENER
    Publication number: 20150060561
    Abstract: A bonded fastener for a railway rail comprising: top and bottom generally horizontal plates bonded and separated by an insulating material wherein the top plate defines a rail bed; a plurality of clip housings wherein each clip housing houses part of a hold-down clip for attaching the rail to the bonded fastener; a plurality of anchor assembly areas wherein each anchor assembly area defines an opening through the bonded fastener for receiving an attachment device for attaching the fastener to a supporting surface; and one or more generally vertical barriers comprising part of the bonded fastener. Further, a first generally horizontal barrier may extend from the bonded fastener underneath each of the clip housings, and a second generally horizontal barrier may extend from the rail bed underneath the rail on each side of the bonded fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: L.B. Foster Company
    Inventors: Korhan Ciloglu, Robert Alsop, Pete Frye, Michael O'Connell