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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 11, 2021
Applicant:

Strato, Inc., Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan Sunde, Somerset, NJ (US);

Michael Ring, Lake Village, IN (US);

Assignee:

Strato, Inc., Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61G 11/08 (2006.01); B61G 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61G 11/08 (2013.01); B61G 11/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cushioning apparatus for a railway car employs a shortened yoke with a reduced-width tail for placement between stops in a conventional railway car sill. A first stack of rigid plates with elastomeric pads is provided between the straps of the modified yoke behind the coupler follower, and a second stack of plates and elastomeric pads is positioned in the sill behind the modified yoke to absorb buff loads on the coupler. In embodiments, the entire assembly may be placed in a sill having forward stops, intermediate stops, and rear stops, adapted to house a hydraulic cushioning unit.


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