Patents by Inventor Terry Samples

Terry Samples 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).

  • Railroad tie plating machine and method
    Patent number: 11525221
    Abstract: A plating system for attaching a pair of tie plates to a wooden railroad tie with screw spikes such that the tie plates are aligned and in gauge. A predrilling system is used to predrill holes in the appropriate position on the railroad tie according to the line end of the tie prior to loading the tie into the plating system. The plating system clamps the railroad tie in registration according to the line end of the tie, and holds the tie plates in the appropriate position while a pair of hydraulic screw-presses turn screw spikes to fasten the tie plates to the railroad tie in gauge, centered and aligned on the railroad tie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Appalachian Timber Services, LLC
    Inventors: Richard A. Gibson, Terry Samples
  • RAILROAD TIE PLATING MACHINE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200354898
    Abstract: A plating system for attaching a pair of tie plates to a wooden railroad tie with screw spikes such that the tie plates are aligned and in gauge. A predrilling system is used to predrill holes in the appropriate position on the railroad tie according to the line end of the tie prior to loading the tie into the plating system. The plating system clamps the railroad tie in registration according to the line end of the tie, and holds the tie plates in the appropriate position while a pair of hydraulic screw-presses turn screw spikes to fasten the tie plates to the railroad tie in gauge, centered and aligned on the railroad tie.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Appalachian Timber Services, LLC
    Inventors: Richard A. Gibson, Terry Samples