Patents by Inventor W. Thomas Urmson, Jr.
W. Thomas Urmson, Jr. 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).
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Patent number: 11041274Abstract: A center support sleeve for a bonded rail joint bar that includes a body having a head portion, a web portion, and a base portion. The head portion depends from the web portion, which depends from the base portion. The head portion and the base portion are bent in the same direction thereby defining a recess area therebetween. The web portion of the body also defines a plurality of holes.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Koppers Delaware, Inc.Inventors: W. Thomas Urmson, Jr., John W. Mospan, John M. Downey, Patrick J. Boario, Richard Jarosinski
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Publication number: 20180320323Abstract: A gauge plate insulator includes a body having a first side and a second side positioned opposite the second, with the first side of the body defining a planar surface, and the body defining a first opening and a second opening, and a leg extending from the second side of the body and configured to be positioned between first and second gauge plate members. The leg is positioned between the first and second openings of the body, with the body and leg formed integrally from a fiber-reinforced polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Steven D. Singleton, W. Thomas Urmson, JR., Ronald K. Junk, John W. Mospan
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Publication number: 20180119362Abstract: A center support sleeve for a bonded rail joint bar that includes a body having a head portion, a web portion, and a base portion. The head portion depends from the web portion, which depends from the base portion. The head portion and the base portion are bent in the same direction thereby defining a recess area therebetween. The web portion of the body also defines a plurality of holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: W. Thomas Urmson, JR., John W. Mospan, John M. Downey, Patrick J. Boario, Richard Jarosinski
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Patent number: 8955645Abstract: A rail applicator assembly includes a rail having a head portion, a base portion, and a web portion extending between the head portion and the base portion. The head portion defines an outer surface. An applicator for applying a friction modifying material to the surface of the rail includes a foam body and an applicator support. The foam body is secured to the applicator support and defines a flow passageway that extends through the foam body for friction modifying material to flow through.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: L.B. Foster Rail Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Steven D. Singleton, W. Thomas Urmson, Jr., Matthew P. Redfield, Christopher Alan Lucke
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Patent number: 8783416Abstract: A clamp device for mounting a rail device onto a railroad rail includes a clamp body having an upper section and a lower section. The clamp body defines a recess portion between the upper and lower sections and a bore extending through the lower section of the clamp body. A bolt having a first end and a second end extends through the bore of the clamp body. The clamp device also includes a quick release mechanism having a lever arm and a cam member pivotally connected to the second end of the bolt. The lever arm is connected to the cam member and has a clamped position and a released position whereby pivoting the lever arm from the released position to the clamped position draws the first end of the bolt and the clamp body together.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2009Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: L.B. Foster Rail Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Steven D. Singleton, W. Thomas Urmson, Jr., Charles A. Petrie, Christopher Alan Lucke
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Patent number: 8777121Abstract: A rail joint bar for use in an insulated lap joint assembly includes a longitudinal extending body defining a plurality of holes therein for receiving fasteners. The body has a first end and a second end positioned at opposite ends of the body relative to a longitudinal direction of the body. The body is bent forming a first portion adjacent to the first end, a second portion adjacent to the second end and spaced from the first portion in the longitudinal direction, and an intermediate portion defined therebetween and positioned between the first and second ends. The first portion and the second portion are substantially parallel to each other and, and the intermediate portion of the body is configured to accommodate an increase in thickness of a web section at a point where two railroad rails are joined.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Koppers Delaware, Inc.Inventors: W. Thomas Urmson, Jr., John W. Mospan, James A. Remington
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Patent number: 8302878Abstract: A rail joint arrangement comprises two rails. The rails have adjacent rail ends separated and thereby forming a gap. The rails have a top end containing a rail head and a bottom end. The gap is defined between the top end and the bottom end of the rails, and the width of the gap is non-uniform throughout its entire length. In addition, the rail joint arrangement comprises at least one electric insulator positioned within the gap. The rail joint arrangement is fastened together by a rail joint bar attaching the two rails together.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Koppers Delaware, Inc.Inventors: W. Thomas Urmson, Jr., John M. Downey, Patrick J. Boario, John W. Mospan
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Publication number: 20120223151Abstract: A center support sleeve for a bonded rail joint bar that includes a body having a head portion, a web portion, and a base portion. The head portion depends from the web portion, which depends from the base portion. The head portion and the base portion are bent in the same direction thereby defining a recess area therebetween. The web portion of the body also defines a plurality of holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: KOPPERS DELAWARE, INC.Inventors: W. Thomas Urmson, JR., John W. Mospan, John M. Downey, Patrick J. Boario, Richard Jarosinski
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Publication number: 20120126073Abstract: A clamp device for mounting a rail device onto a railroad rail includes a clamp body having an upper section and a lower section. The clamp body defines a recess portion between the upper and lower sections and a bore extending through the lower section of the clamp body. A bolt having a first end and a second end extends through the bore of the clamp body. The clamp device also includes a quick release mechanism having a lever arm and a cam member pivotally connected to the second end of the bolt. The lever arm is connected to the cam member and has a clamped position and a released position whereby pivoting the lever arm from the released position to the clamped position draws the first end of the bolt and the clamp body together.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2009Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: PORTEC RAIL PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Steven D. Singleton, W. Thomas Urmson, JR., Charles A. Petrie, Christopher Alan Lucke
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Publication number: 20120111958Abstract: A rail joint bar for use in an insulated lap joint assembly includes a longitudinal extending body defining a plurality of holes therein for receiving fasteners. The body has a first end and a second end positioned at opposite ends of the body relative to a longitudinal direction of the body. The body is bent forming a first portion adjacent to the first end, a second portion adjacent to the second end and spaced from the first portion in the longitudinal direction, and an intermediate portion defined therebetween and positioned between the first and second ends. The first portion and the second portion are substantially parallel to each other and, and the intermediate portion of the body is configured to accommodate an increase in thickness of a web section at a point where two railroad rails are joined.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2012Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: KOPPERS DELAWARE, INC.Inventors: W. Thomas Urmson, JR., John W. Mospan, James A. Remington
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Patent number: 8123144Abstract: A rail joint assembly is provided for joining abutting railroad rails with an electrically-insulated joint. The rail joint assembly comprises abutting railroad rails compressing an insulating gasket therebetween and rail joint bars secured through a plurality of holes by fasteners to the adjacent railroad rails. The rail joint bars comprise a body and an insulating spacer comprising a porous mesh screen and washer. A layer of epoxy is sandwiched between a rail joint bar and railroad rail and comprises a rigid epoxy on lateral portions of a first side of a rail joint bar and a flexible epoxy placed on a central portion of the first side of a rail joint bar. Rail joint bars are rectangular shaped and may have a cutout.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Koppers Delaware, Inc.Inventors: W. Thomas Urmson, Jr., John M. Downey, John W. Mospan
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Patent number: 8113441Abstract: A lap joint assembly that includes two spaced apart mating railroad end sections that are double bent and machine tapered and trimmed to conform in spatial alignment with one another, an electrical insulating material positioned between the two machined mating rail sections and at least one fastener attaching the machined railroad rail sections to one another.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Koppers Delaware, Inc.Inventors: W. Thomas Urmson, Jr., John W. Mospan, James A. Remington
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Patent number: 8074772Abstract: An applicator (10) for applying a friction modifying material to the top of rails (12). The wayside applicator includes an applicator bar (26) that has a dam for holding friction modifying material.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2007Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Portec Rail Products, Inc.Inventors: W. Thomas Urmson, Jr., John W. Mospan, Frank T. Lenco
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Patent number: 8042747Abstract: A notched tie plate insulator adapted to be received within a recessed area of a tie plate of a railroad rail system. The insulator includes a bottom plate having a first side and a second side and a pair of side plates attached to the bottom plate. Each side of the bottom plate defines a notch therein. The side plate includes a longitudinal extending body having an upper surface and a lower surface and defining a recess on the upper surface and a protrusion on the lower surface, wherein the protrusion of each of the side plates is received within the notches of the bottom plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Koppers Delaware, Inc.Inventors: John W. Mospan, W. Thomas Urmson, Jr.
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Patent number: 7975933Abstract: A rail joint arrangement comprises two rails. The rails have adjacent rail ends separated and thereby forming a gap. The rails have a top end containing a rail head and a bottom end. The gap is defined between the top end and the bottom end of the rails, and the width of the gap is non-uniform throughout its entire length. In addition, the rail joint arrangement comprises at least one electric insulator positioned within the gap. The rail joint arrangement is fastened together by a rail joint bar attaching the two rails together.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2006Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Inventors: W. Thomas Urmson, Jr., John M. Downey, Patrick J. Boario, John W. Mospan
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Publication number: 20110147474Abstract: A rail joint arrangement comprises two rails. The rails have adjacent rail ends separated and thereby forming a gap. The rails have a top end containing a rail head and a bottom end. The gap is defined between the top end and the bottom end of the rails, and the width of the gap is non-uniform throughout its entire length. In addition, the rail joint arrangement comprises at least one electric insulator positioned within the gap. The rail joint arrangement is fastened together by a rail joint bar attaching the two rails together.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: KOPPERS, INC.Inventors: W. Thomas Urmson, JR., John M. Downey, Patrick J. Boario, John W. Mospan
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Publication number: 20110095046Abstract: A dispensing system for dispensing fluid from a flexible containing includes a dispensing device having a support, a linkage pivotally attached to the support, a dispensing mechanism attached to the linkage, and a pump. The dispensing mechanism has at least two squeeze members that coact to engage a flexible container and is configured to dispense fluid from a flexible container. The pump is configured to coact with the dispensing device and is configured to remove fluid from a flexible container.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: PORTEC RAIL PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Matthew Jason Baker, Charles Henry Schnorr, III, Ward T. Powell, W. Thomas Urmson, JR.
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Publication number: 20100300810Abstract: A rail applicator assembly includes a rail having a head portion, a base portion, and a web portion extending between the head portion and the base portion. The head portion defines an outer surface. An applicator for applying a friction modifying material to the surface of the rail includes a foam body and an applicator support. The foam body is secured to the applicator support and defines a flow passageway that extends through the foam body for friction modifying material to flow through.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Steven D. Singleton, W. Thomas Urmson, JR., Matthew P. Redfield, Christopher Alan Lucke
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Publication number: 20100270386Abstract: A rail joint includes a top section and a bottom section. The top section has an upper end and a lower end. The bottom section has an upper portion, an intermediate portion, and a lower portion. The intermediate portion is positioned between the upper portion and the lower portion. The lower end of the top section is secured to the bottom section via at least one of a fastener, a welded joint, and a tongue and groove joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: Portec Rail Products, Inc.Inventors: John W. Mospan, W. Thomas Urmson, JR., John M. Downey, Patrick J. Boario
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Patent number: 7798365Abstract: A dispensing device and method for dispensing fluids from a flexible container is disclosed. The dispensing device includes a support and a linkage pivotally attached to the support. The dispensing device may also include a roller mechanism coupled to the linkage, wherein the roller mechanism has at least two squeeze members configured to engage a flexible container that coact with a drive roller to force the roller mechanism in a first direction to dispense fluids from a flexible container.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2006Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Portec Rail Products, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Jason Baker, Charles Henry Schnorr, III, Ward T. Powell, W. Thomas Urmson, Jr.