Patents by Inventor Rama N. Bail

Rama N. Bail 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).

  • Ballast regulator having improved track cleaning means
    Patent number: 5493795
    Abstract: A ballast regulator machine for dressing the ballast of a railroad bed during movement of the machine along tracks on the railroad bed has a frame for supporting various assemblies for distributing the ballast across the bed and ballast removal apparatus for removing ballast from between the rails to the outside of the rail which comprises a rotary broom assembly including a rotary broom for sweeping the ballast from between the tracks. The broom assembly is disposed for propelling the ballast rearwardly during the sweeping operation. A ballast deflector assembly is pivotally mounted to the rotary broom assembly and disposed for deflecting said rearwardly propelled ballast to the outside of the tracks. The deflector assembly is provided a baffle for deflecting the ballast in a direction which is substantially normal to the center line of the ballast machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Knox Kershaw, Inc.
    Inventor: Rama N. Bail
  • Cutter chain link and tool holder combination unit
    Patent number: D305898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Assignee: Kershaw Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Whitaker, Jr., Rama N. Bail