Patents by Inventor Ralph Clarence Burge

Ralph Clarence Burge 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).

  • Scissor-type slide gate opener
    Patent number: 4075952
    Abstract: An apparatus for opening a gear activated scissor-type car pocket opener. The apparatus includes a shaft, slide members mounted on opposite outboard lengths of the shaft, links which fit into sockets connected to the gears of the opener and which are mounted on the slide members so that the links are free to move axially of the shaft, and means for axially moving the slide members toward the midlength of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1978
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Ralph Clarence Burge