Patents by Inventor Torsten NOLTE

Torsten NOLTE 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).

  • Switch device
    Patent number: 11499271
    Abstract: A switch device including a switch rail (12), the switch device having at least one stock rail (14), a junction rail (32) and a switch rail support (16), and the switch rail and the connecting rail being interconnected by a weld joint (34). The switch rail support (16) includes a through-opening (36) or a recess beneath the weld joint, the width of the through-opening or the recess being wider than the width of the switch rail (12). Furthermore, the length of the through-opening or the recess allows the junction rail (32) to connect to switch rails of the same or different lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: VOESTALPINE BWG GMBH, VOESTALPINE VAE GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Bergk, Thomas Christ, Jürgen Hellbach, Torsten Nolte
  • Switch device
    Patent number: 11473247
    Abstract: A grooved rail switch device (10) having a switch rail (12), the switch device having a monobloc design and comprising at least one stock rail (14), a junction rail (18) and a switch rail support (23), and the switch rail (12) and the junction rail (18) being mechanically interconnected. The switch rail (12) and the junction rail (18) merge into each other by means of a joint (20) that is S-shaped in the horizontal section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: VOESTALPINE BWG GMBH, VOESTALPINE VAE GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Bergk, Thomas Christ, Jürgen Hellbach, Torsten Nolte
  • SWITCH DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200217019
    Abstract: A grooved rail switch device (10) having a switch rail (12), the switch device having a monobloc design and comprising at least one stock rail (14), a junction rail (18) and a switch rail support (23), and the switch rail (12) and the junction rail (18) being mechanically interconnected. The switch rail (12) and the junction rail (18) merge into each other by means of a joint (20) that is S-shaped in the horizontal section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicants: VOESTALPINE BWG GMBH, VOESTALPINE VAE GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas BERGK, Thomas CHRIST, Jürgen HELLBACH, Torsten NOLTE
  • SWITCH DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200208355
    Abstract: A switch device including a switch rail (12), the switch device having at least one stock rail (14), a junction rail (32) and a switch rail support (16), and the switch rail and the connecting rail being interconnected by a weld joint (34). The switch rail support (16) includes a through-opening (36) or a recess beneath the weld joint, the width of the through-opening or the recess being wider than the width of the switch rail (12). Furthermore, the length of the through-opening or the recess allows the junction rail (32) to connect to switch rails of the same or different lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicants: VOESTALPINE BWG GMBH, VOESTALPINE VAE GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas BERGK, Thomas CHRIST, Jürgen HELLBACH, Torsten NOLTE