Patents by Inventor Victoria V. Bowermaster

Victoria V. Bowermaster 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 car seal for railroad hopper cars
    Patent number: 8925467
    Abstract: A seal is disclosed for retrofitting to an existing railroad hopper car having opposing sidewalls and at least one trough extending between the opposing sidewalls. The seal includes a first member configured to mate against a surface of a trough adjacent a sidewall, the first member including a first edge having angled sections corresponding to angled sections of where the sidewall meets the trough, and a second member integral with the first member and extending substantially upright from the first edge of the first member, the second member configured to mate against a surface of the sidewall adjacent the trough, wherein the second member is angled relative to the first member at each of the angled sections corresponding to angled sections of the sidewall adjacent the trough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: A. Stucki Co.
    Inventors: James S. Kennedy, Jon M. Kaufman, Victoria V. Bowermaster, James Hill, Matthew Hill
  • Railroad Car Seal for Railroad Hopper Cars
    Publication number: 20110227297
    Abstract: A seal is disclosed for retrofitting to an existing railroad hopper car having opposing sidewalls and at least one trough extending between the opposing sidewalls. The seal includes a first member configured to mate against a surface of a trough adjacent a sidewall, the first member including a first edge having angled sections corresponding to angled sections of where the sidewall meets the trough, and a second member integral with the first member and extending substantially upright from the first edge of the first member, the second member configured to mate against a surface of the sidewall adjacent the trough, wherein the second member is angled relative to the first member at each of the angled sections corresponding to angled sections of the sidewall adjacent the trough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: A. STUCKI CO.
    Inventors: James S. Kennedy, Jon M. Kaufman, Victoria V. Bowermaster, James Hill, Matthew Hill