Patents by Inventor William LOCCI

William LOCCI 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).

  • Holddown assembly for railway rail
    Patent number: 10704205
    Abstract: A holddown assembly fastens a railway rail to a transversely extending hollow sleeper formed with a vertically throughgoing hole. An upwardly projecting lateral brace element is provided on the sleeper offset from the hole, and the assembly has a body fitted between the rail and the brace element and transversely bracing the rail against the brace element. An anchor of the assembly is engaged through the hole, projects upward from the sleeper, is transversely shiftable in the hole, and bears upward on the sleeper. A spring clip is pressed by the anchor down against the rail and presses the rail down against the metal sleeper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SCHWIHAG AG
    Inventors: Jia Liu, Stefan Lienhard, William Locci, Frank Meyer
  • HOLDDOWN ASSEMBLY FOR RAILWAY RAIL
    Publication number: 20180058013
    Abstract: A holddown assembly fastens a railway rail to a transversely extending hollow sleeper formed with a vertically throughgoing hole. An upwardly projecting lateral brace element is provided on the sleeper offset from the hole, and the assembly has a body fitted between the rail and the brace element and transversely bracing the rail against the brace element. An anchor of the assembly is engaged through the hole, projects upward from the sleeper, is transversely shiftable in the hole, and bears upward on the sleeper. A spring clip is pressed by the anchor down against the rail and presses the rail down against the metal sleeper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jia LIU, Stefan LIENHARD, William LOCCI, Frank MEYER