The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Victor V Kirilloff, Lincoln, NE (US);
Robert Cummins, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William A Benson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Mosebach Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
338280 ; 338277 ; 338283 ; 338281 ;
Abstract
A resistor grid suitable for dynamic braking of diesel electric locomotives includes an upright rectangular frame with top and bottom members of insulating material and a strip of resistance material fan-folded into vertical flights between the top and bottom members. Fixtures attached to the top member suspend the fan-folded strip by its top folds and fittings affixed to the bottom member tension the fan-folded strip through its bottom folds.