Patents by Inventor Robert Brest

Robert Brest 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).

  • Method of reconditioning a railcar coupler
    Patent number: 11794795
    Abstract: A method for reconditioning a railcar coupler is disclosed, including determining, using a gauge, an amount of wear to a coupler pulling lug; cleaning a surface of the coupler pulling lug experiencing the wear; and applying a weldment to the surface of the coupler pulling lug experiencing the wear to increase the thickness of the coupler pulling lug. The amount of weldment applied to the coupler pulling lug is preferably equal to the amount of wear experiencing by the coupler pulling lug to bring the thickness of the coupler pulling lug back to its original thickness or very close thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: A. Stucki Company
    Inventor: Robert Brest
  • METHOD OF RECONDITIONING A RAILCAR COUPLER
    Publication number: 20220250664
    Abstract: A method for reconditioning a railcar coupler is disclosed, including determining, using a gauge, an amount of wear to a coupler pulling lug; cleaning a surface of the coupler pulling lug experiencing the wear; and applying a weldment to the surface of the coupler pulling lug experiencing the wear to increase the thickness of the coupler pulling lug. The amount of weldment applied to the coupler pulling lug is preferably equal to the amount of wear experiencing by the coupler pulling lug to bring the thickness of the coupler pulling lug back to its original thickness or very close thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: A. Stucki Company
    Inventor: Robert Brest