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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2024
Applicant:
Gunderson Llc, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Inventors:
Lukas P. Miller, Newberg, OR (US);
Scott J. Hart, Milwaukie, OR (US);
Ben Miller, St. Louis, MO (US);
Thomas Stevens, Dardenne Prairie, MO (US);
Assignee:
Gunderson LLC, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 27/07 (2006.01); B61D 5/06 (2006.01); F16K 31/60 (2006.01); F16K 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 27/07 (2013.01); B61D 5/06 (2013.01); F16K 31/60 (2013.01); F16K 35/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A railway tank car having a dis-engageable valve handle assembly configured to selectively engage, lock, and actuate a discharge valve assembly connected to a tank of railway tank car, wherein the dis-engageable valve handle assembly is configured to prevent accidental or inadvertent opening of a valve of the discharge valve assembly in the case of an accident or a derailment of the railway tank car.