Patents by Inventor Walter Mark Pettibone

Walter Mark Pettibone 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).

  • Rail car cover system
    Patent number: 9511781
    Abstract: A cover assembly for covering an open-top, railroad freight car is presented that may include opposing sideboards projecting above the top edges of the rail car and a cover moveable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, a containment volume may be accessible from above for the loading of a bulk commodity into the containment volume. In the closed position, the cover may substantially cover at least a majority of the containment volume from above. The cover may be elevated above a top edge of the rail car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Clearrails, LLC
    Inventor: Walter Mark Pettibone
  • RAIL CAR COVER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160194010
    Abstract: A cover assembly for covering an open-top, railroad freight car is presented that may include opposing sideboards projecting above the top edges of the rail car and a cover moveable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, a containment volume may be accessible from above for the loading of a bulk commodity into the containment volume. In the closed position, the cover may substantially cover at least a majority of the containment volume from above. The cover may be elevated above a top edge of the rail car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: CLEARRAILS, LLC
    Inventor: Walter Mark Pettibone
  • Rail car cover
    Patent number: D776572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Clearrails, LLC
    Inventor: Walter Mark Pettibone