Patents by Inventor Walter E. O'Leary

Walter E. O'Leary 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).

  • End structure for railway car
    Patent number: 4696238
    Abstract: An end structure for a center stub sill railway car is disclosed in which diagonal side sill extensions incline inwardly from the side sills to the center stub sill side for transmitting the longitudinal train loads between the stub sill and the side sills with the side sill extensions constituting the only horizontal, longitudinal load path between the stub sill and the side sills. A truss is disposed in a vertical transverse plane for transmitting overturning moments between the end of the car and the center stub sill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1987
    Assignee: ACF Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert H. Billingsley, Jr., Steven L. Jantzen, Walter E. O'Leary, John A. Krug