Patents by Inventor Tony G. Gardner

Tony G. Gardner 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).

  • Loading system for railroad cars
    Patent number: 4904154
    Abstract: A system for loading coal (particles) into railroad cars 16 wherein a control weight of a railroad car 16 loaded with coal (particles) is established and a maximum permissible weight of a railroad car 16 loaded with coal (particles) is known, the control weight being less than the maximum permissible weight, The system utilizes a continuous loading system 12 and a batch loading system 14. Coal (particles) first is loaded into each of the railroad cars 16 utilizing the continuous loading system 12 and the continuous loading system 12 is designed such that the continuous loading system 12 loads an amount of coal (particles) into each of the railroad cars 16 having a weight less than the predetermined control weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Kerr-McGee Coal Corporation
    Inventors: John A. L. Campbell, Robert L. Elder, Tony G. Gardner, Jerry L. Hughes, Kenneth E. Krause, Ronald K. Pepper