Patents by Inventor Stuart F. Trout

Stuart F. Trout 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).

  • Patent number: 8186279
    Abstract: A removable bulkhead for a railcar is provided, wherein the railcar includes a pair of spaced-apart side sills, at least one side stake pocket, and at least one end stake pocket. The removable bulkhead includes a support structure removably attachable to the railcar. The support structure of the removable bulkhead includes at least one bottom connecting mechanism, and the bottom connecting mechanism is receivable in a corresponding end stake pocket of the railcar. The removable bulkhead further includes at least one stabilizing mechanism operatively connecting the support structure to the railcar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: TTX Co.
    Inventors: William R. Halliar, Bruce E. Keating, Stuart F. Trout
  • Patent number: 6904698
    Abstract: A piston travel measuring device for mounting to a non-pressure head is provided. The non-pressure head includes a cylinder and a piston connected thereto for reciprocal movement along a piston travel axis. The device comprises a mounting flange adapted to mount to at least a portion of the cylinder, an elongated body projecting from the flange and along at least a portion of the travel axis of the piston, and at least one indicator on the body and aligned so that at least a portion of the piston may be visually compared with the indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: TTX Company
    Inventors: William R. Halliar, Stuart F. Trout, Bruce E. Keating
  • Publication number: 20040205977
    Abstract: A piston travel measuring device for mounting to a non-pressure head is provided. The non-pressure head includes a cylinder and a piston connected thereto for reciprocal movement along a piston travel axis. The device comprises a mounting flange adapted to mount to at least a portion of the cylinder, an elongated body projecting from the flange and along at least a portion of the travel axis of the piston, and at least one indicator on the body and aligned so that at least a portion of the piston may be visually compared with the indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: William R Halliar, Stuart F. Trout, Bruce E. Keating