Patents by Inventor Robert Gregory Pieper

Robert Gregory Pieper 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).

  • Automatic switch plate lubrication assembly
    Patent number: 12134414
    Abstract: A system and method for remotely lubricating a rail switch plate, the system comprising at least one lubricant distribution nozzle mounted proximate a rail switch arm such that when the rail switch arm is in a first position, the at least one lubricant distribution nozzle is positioned above and over the rail switch plate and wherein a lubricant supply vessel and pump therefor are positioned at a location spaced apart from the rail switch arm and wherein the lubricant supply vessel is fluidically connected to the at least one distribution nozzle for directing lubricant through the nozzle to the switch plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: RBL, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gregory Pieper, Justin Jeong Dailey, Christian Robert Pieper
  • Automatic switch plate lubrication assembly
    Publication number: 20230382441
    Abstract: A system and method for remotely lubricating a rail switch plate, the system comprising at least one lubricant distribution nozzle mounted proximate a rail switch arm such that when the rail switch arm is in a first position, the at least one lubricant distribution nozzle is positioned above and over the rail switch plate and wherein a lubricant supply vessel and pump therefor are positioned at a location spaced apart from the rail switch arm and wherein the lubricant supply vessel is fluidically connected to the at least one distribution nozzle for directing lubricant through the nozzle to the switch plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Gregory Pieper, Justin Jeong Dalley, Christian Robert Pieper