Patents by Inventor Robert R. Meade

Robert R. Meade 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).

  • Systems for retarding the speed of a railcar
    Patent number: 10279791
    Abstract: A system for retarding the speed of a railcar comprises a brake; a hydraulic actuator moving the brake between a closed position in which the brake applies braking pressure on the wheel of a railcar, and an open position in which the brake does not apply braking pressure on the wheel of the railcar; a hydraulic circuit provided with a pump arrangement for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator; and a control circuit coupled to the hydraulic circuit for controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid to move the brake between the closed and open positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Precision Rail and Mfg., Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard R. Majeskie, Robert R. Meade, Kurtis James Opelt, Neal W. Becker
  • Systems for Retarding the Speed of a Railcar
    Publication number: 20180093654
    Abstract: A system for retarding the speed of a railcar comprises a brake; a hydraulic actuator moving the brake between a closed position in which the brake applies braking pressure on the wheel of a railcar, and an open position in which the brake does not apply braking pressure on the wheel of the railcar; a hydraulic circuit provided with a pump arrangement for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator; and a control circuit coupled to the hydraulic circuit for controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid to move the brake between the closed and open positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Precision Rail and MFG., Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard R. Majeskie, Robert R. Meade, Kurtis James Opelt, Neal W. Becker
  • Systems for retarding the speed of a railcar
    Patent number: 9862368
    Abstract: A system for retarding the speed of a railcar comprises a brake; a hydraulic actuator moving the brake between a closed position in which the brake applies braking pressure on the wheel of a railcar, and an open position in which the brake does not apply braking pressure on the wheel of the railcar; a hydraulic circuit provided with a pump arrangement for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator; and a control circuit coupled to the hydraulic circuit for controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid to move the brake between the closed and open positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Precision Rail and MFG., Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard R. Majeskie, Robert R. Meade, Kurtis James Opelt, Neal W. Becker
  • Systems for Retarding the Speed of a Railcar
    Publication number: 20150258972
    Abstract: A system for retarding the speed of a railcar comprises a brake; a hydraulic actuator moving the brake between a closed position in which the brake applies braking pressure on the wheel of a railcar, and an open position in which the brake does not apply braking pressure on the wheel of the railcar; a hydraulic circuit provided with a pump arrangement for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator; and a control circuit coupled to the hydraulic circuit for controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid to move the brake between the closed and open positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: PRECISION RAIL AND MFG., INC.
    Inventors: Gerard R. Majeskie, Robert R. Meade, Kurtis James Opelt, Neal W. Becker