Patents by Inventor Steven A. Held

Steven A. Held 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).

  • Rail puller including a clamping beam and two clamping members and a method thereof
    Patent number: 6637727
    Abstract: A rail puller that applies tension to rail sections to reduce the gap between the ends of rail sections. The rail puller comprises a first clamp assembly and a second clamp assembly located at opposite ends of the rail puller. A clamping beam is coupled to the first clamp assembly and the second clamp assembly, and has a clamping cylinder that extends and retracts to adjust the length of the clamping beam. At least two pulling members are coupled to the first clamp assembly and the second clamp assembly, and each pulling member has a pulling cylinder that extends and retracts to adjust the length of the pulling member. The clamping cylinder extends to clamp the clamp assemblies to rail sections, and the pulling cylinders retract to draw the clamp assemblies toward one another and reduce the gap between the rail sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Templeton, Kenly & Co.
    Inventors: Arnold F. Decker, Steven A. Held
  • RAIL PULLER INCLUDING A CLAMPING BEAM AND TWO CLAMPING MEMBERS AND A METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20030196565
    Abstract: A rail puller that applies tension to rail sections to reduce the gap between the ends of rail sections. The rail puller comprises a first clamp assembly and a second clamp assembly located at opposite ends of the rail puller. A clamping beam is coupled to the first clamp assembly and the second clamp assembly, and has a clamping cylinder that extends and retracts to adjust the length of the clamping beam. At least two pulling members are coupled to the first clamp assembly and the second clamp assembly, and each pulling member has a pulling cylinder that extends and retracts to adjust the length of the pulling member. The clamping cylinder extends to clamp the clamp assemblies to rail sections, and the pulling cylinders retract to draw the clamp assemblies toward one another and reduce the gap between the rail sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: Templeton, Kenly & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Arnold F. Decker, Steven A. Held