Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Railcar truck roller bearing adapter-pad systems
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Application No.: US15858076Application Date: 2017-12-29
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Publication No.: US10569790B2Publication Date: 2020-02-25
- Inventor: Erik L. Gotlund , Jon R. Jeambey , F. Andrew Nibouar , James A. Pike , Jason C. Bryant , Jonathan A. Stull , William A. Kurtzhals , Roshan N. Manibharathi
- Applicant: Nevis Industries LLC
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: Nevis Industries LLC
- Current Assignee: Nevis Industries LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Main IPC: B61F3/02
- IPC: B61F3/02 ; B61F5/06 ; B61F5/12 ; B61F5/14 ; B61F5/26 ; B61F5/30 ; B61F5/32 ; B61F5/50

Abstract:
A railcar truck and adapter pad system for placement between a roller bearing and side frame pedestal roof of a three-piece railcar truck. Many different features of the pad and/or the adapter-pad interface are configured to improve stiffness characteristics to satisfy both curving and high speed performance of the railcar truck.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180118233A1 RAILCAR TRUCK ROLLER BEARING ADAPTER-PAD SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2018-05-03
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