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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2022
Applicant:

Applied Research Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);

Inventors:

Robert T. Bocchieri, Los Altos, CA (US);

Alexander D. Zeigle, Los Altos, CA (US);

Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Los Altos, CA (US);

Travis Lowe, Randolph, VT (US);

Assignee:

Applied Research Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61F 19/04 (2006.01); B61D 15/06 (2006.01); B61D 17/00 (2006.01); B61D 17/06 (2006.01); B61F 1/10 (2006.01); B61F 19/06 (2006.01); B61G 7/14 (2006.01); B61G 11/16 (2006.01); B61G 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61F 19/04 (2013.01); B61D 15/06 (2013.01); B61D 17/00 (2013.01); B61D 17/06 (2013.01); B61F 1/10 (2013.01); B61F 19/06 (2013.01); B61G 7/14 (2013.01); B61G 11/16 (2013.01); B61G 7/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

An enclosure system attachable to a railway vehicle to protect automobiles in the event of a collision. The enclosure system having an enclosure panel that is actuatable between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration. A breakaway mechanism configured to allow certain components of enclosure system to release from the railway vehicle in the event of a collision with another railway vehicle to ensure the anticlimbers engage between the railway vehicles to prevent override. The enclosure system having a coupler centering assembly for maintaining a coupler in a forward position when the enclosure is in the deployed configuration.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Bocchieri, Robert. (2026). End enclosure for light rail vehicles (U.S. Patent No. 12637117). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12637117

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