Patents by Inventor Philip J. DeIvernois, Jr.

Philip J. DeIvernois, 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).

  • Railway wheel squeal suppression arrangement
    Patent number: 3974963
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a railway trackway having a pair of running rails and including a plurality of vibrational dampening mechanisms disposed at selected intervals along the running rails of the trackway. Each of the vibrational dampening mechanisms includes a support assembly and a biased wheel engaging assembly for engaging the passing wheels of the railway vehicles for dissipating the vibrational energy imparted to the vehicle wheels thereby preventing the production of wheel squealing or screeching noises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1976
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Company
    Inventors: Peter M. Noble, Philip J. DeIvernois, Jr.