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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas D Klink, Kansas City, MO (US);
Assignee:
Technical Services & Marketing, Inc., Kansas City, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
303-7 ; 303 15 ;
Abstract
An air distribution apparatus (10) is configured for retrofit between the service portion (24) and pipe bracket portion (26) of a conventional AB valve (16) of a railroad car braking system (12) for allowing operation with an electronic controller (14). The apparatus contains openings and passageways compatible with the connections between the service and pipe bracket portions of the AB valve while providing additional conduits to mate with the electronic control device.