Patents by Inventor Peter Muskens

Peter Muskens 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).

  • Patent number: 4166611
    Abstract: A springing system for a rail vehicle having a frame and a wheel bearing, has two substantially vertical spring elements connectable with the frame or the wheel bearing and located at both sides of the latter, two resiliently yieldable bushings each connected with the respective spring element and located between the latter and the wheel bearing or the frame, respectively, and two resiliently yieldable intermediate elements each located intermediate one of the bushings and the wheel bearing or the frame, respectively. Each of the bushings together with the respective intermediate element forms a stop for absorbing a longitudinal force which is produced during acceleration or deceleration of the veicle. The springing system also provides for a radial adjustment of the wheels of the vehicle under the action of a friction force between the wheels and the rails when the vehicle moves along a curved path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1979
    Assignee: Waggonfabrik Uerdingen A.G. Werk Dusseldorf
    Inventors: Leo Geers, Peter Muskens, Dieter Schillings