Patents by Inventor Richard C. Synder

Richard C. Synder 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).

  • Resilient railway body center plate
    Patent number: 4213400
    Abstract: A load distributing and vibration damping center bearing assembly for a railway car including a body center plate assembly including a base plate secured to the body bolster, a flat truck bowl bearing plate, and an elastomeric disc sandwiched therebetween and bonded between the brass plate and bearing plate to abate and dissipate destructive radial and vertical impact loading on the truck bowl and center plate during rail operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1980
    Assignee: Pullman Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard C. Synder, Roger D. Sims, George L. Rousseau