Patents by Inventor Richard P. Alfieri

Richard P. Alfieri 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).

  • Clamp for railroad coupler head
    Patent number: 6135665
    Abstract: A clamp for securing apparatus such as end-of-train equipment to a railroad coupler head includes a first finger member that is mounted to pivot about a pivot pin in scissors-like manner between a fixed second and third finger member affixed to a housing, a threaded rod and cooperating piston for pivoting the first finger member away from the fixed second and third finger members, a rail member for abutting against an outside surface of the coupler head, and a crank and handle for tightening the grip of the first, second and third fingers on the inner surfaces of the core hole when the crank is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Union Switch & Signal, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard P. Alfieri, Daniel R. Disk, Detlev F. Smith, Roger H. Ramsey