Patents by Inventor Ralph Hartman Schorr

Ralph Hartman Schorr 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 car for transporting semi-trucks
    Patent number: 7278359
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a railway car for the transportation of semi-trucks. The railway car may have an interior defined by a support surface for the trucks, a pair of upstanding sidewalls, and a roof. End doors may be located at each end of the railway car for selectively permitting access to the interior thereof. The horizontal width at the ends of the railway car may be selected to permit the trucks to be loaded into the interior of the railway car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Trinity Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Hartman Schorr, Robert J. Cencer, Robert C. Ortner, Jr., James M. Simpson, Michael J. Rench
  • Railway car for transporting semi-trucks
    Patent number: 6935245
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a railway car for the transportation of semi-trucks. The railway car may have an interior defined by a support surface for the trucks, a pair of upstanding sidewalls, and a roof. End doors may be located at each end of the railway car for selectively permitting access to the interior thereof. The horizontal width at the ends of the railway car may be selected to permit the trucks to be loaded into the interior of the railway car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: TRN Business Trust
    Inventors: Ralph Hartman Schorr, Robert J. Cencer, Robert C. Ortner, Jr., James M. Simpson, Michael J. Rench
  • Railway car for transporting semi-trucks
    Publication number: 20040000253
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a railway car for the transportation of semi-trucks. The railway car may have an interior defined by a support surface for the trucks, a pair of upstanding sidewalls, and a roof. End doors may be located at each end of the railway car for selectively permitting access to the interior thereof. The horizontal width at the ends of the railway car may be selected to permit the trucks to be loaded into the interior of the railway car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Ralph Hartman Schorr, Robert J. Cencer, Robert C. Ortner, James M. Simpson, Michael J. Rench
  • Railway car for transporting semi-trucks
    Publication number: 20020035948
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a railway car for the transportation of semi-trucks. The railway car may have an interior defined by a support surface for the trucks, a pair of upstanding sidewalls, and a roof. End doors may be located at each end of the railway car for selectively permitting access to the interior thereof. The horizontal width at the ends of the railway car may be selected to permit the trucks to be loaded into the interior of the railway car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: Thrall Car Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Ralph Hartman Schorr, Robert J. Cencer, Robert C. Ortner, James M. Simpson, Michael J. Rench
  • Railcar with trackless support for radial end door
    Patent number: 6339994
    Abstract: A radial end door that includes, in addition to the conventional inner and outer rollers for supporting the door, a door mounted support on the inner portion of the door, unsupported by the railcar body when the door is open, but supported by the railcar body when the door is closed. The door mounted support preferably comprises a roller that can be added as a retrofit or upgrade to the existing door, without altering the basic configuration, geometry or operational characteristics of the door, except to improve the performance of the door. The door mounted support preferably cooperates with a floor-mounted support comprising a wear bar having a ramp portion to raise the door mounted support and increase loading on the outer roller as the door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Thrall Car Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Kaplan, Ralph Hartman Schorr, Ronny Lamar Allison, Barney Russell Willoughby, Jr.