Michigan City, IN, United States of America

Emmanuel L Komasinski

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Trinity Industries, Inc.. Active years: 1988.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Emmanuel L Komasinski. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/emmanuel-l-komasinski

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 5.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 23(Granted Patents)


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Years Active: 1988

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Emmanuel L. Komasinski and His Railway Hopper Door Mechanism.

Introduction

Emmanuel L. Komasinski is an inventor associated with Michigan City, Indiana, and Trinity Industries, Inc. His work includes a patented mechanism designed to operate the doors of railway hopper cars. The available information identifies 1 patent associated with him.

Latest Patents

Komasinski’s patent, “Hopper Door Operating Mechanism,” describes a system for opening and closing hopper doors on a railway car. A pneumatic cylinder rotates a lever, which moves an operating rod longitudinally within the car’s center sill. Door-operating levers connected to the rod then move struts attached to the hopper doors.

The mechanism arranges its forces substantially within a vertical plane passing through the centerline of the center sill. This design helps reduce lateral twisting forces. Adjustable strut lengths also allow the door-operating levers to be positioned during assembly.

Career Highlights

Komasinski’s documented invention addresses the mechanical operation and assembly of railway hopper-car doors. Its design coordinates pneumatic actuation, a longitudinal operating rod, levers, and struts to move the doors while limiting twisting forces.

Collaborations

Komasinski is associated with Trinity Industries, Inc. The listed coworkers connected with his work include William D. Stoughton and Maurico F. Rosellini.

Conclusion

Emmanuel L. Komasinski’s patented hopper door operating mechanism combines coordinated door actuation with a force arrangement intended to reduce lateral twisting in railway equipment.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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