Patents by Inventor Robert C. Runyan

Robert C. Runyan 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).

  • Hourglass autorack car roof
    Patent number: 11465654
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an autorack railcar roof assembly comprises a center roof panel, a first intermediate roof panel adjacent one side of the center roof panel, and a second intermediate roof panel adjacent an opposite of the center roof panel from the first intermediate roof panel. The center roof panel comprises a first width. The first and second intermediate roof panels each comprise a second width greater than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: TRINITY RAIL GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Huck, Brant R. McGhee, Kyle R. Coston, Steven E. Daniels, Robert C. Runyan
  • Hourglass Autorack Car Roof
    Publication number: 20210269066
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an autorack railcar roof assembly comprises a center roof panel, a first intermediate roof panel adjacent one side of the center roof panel, and a second intermediate roof panel adjacent an opposite of the center roof panel from the first intermediate roof panel. The center roof panel comprises a first width. The first and second intermediate roof panels each comprise a second width greater than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Huck, Brant R. McGhee, Kyle R. Coston, Steven E. Daniels, Robert C. Runyan