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Cast steel railway wheel
US8944482B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8944482-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213362457-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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A cast steel railway wheel includes a hub that has an axial bore. A rim is concentric with the bore. A plate extends substantially radially from the hub to the rim. The plate has a front face and a rear face. The plate has a plurality of spokes that extend between the hub and the rim. Adjacent spokes have different thicknesses defined between the front face and the rear face.
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What is claimed is: 1. A cast steel railway wheel comprising: a hub having an axial bore; a rim concentric with the bore; and a plate extending radially from the hub to the rim, the plate having a front face and a rear face, the plate having a plurality of spokes extending between the hub and the rim, adjacent spokes having different thicknesses defined between the front face and the rear face, wherein the rear face of the plate is discontinous and defined by a series of ridge…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B60B17/001Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8944482B2 cover?
- A cast steel railway wheel includes a hub that has an axial bore. A rim is concentric with the bore. A plate extends substantially radially from the hub to the rim. The plate has a front face and a rear face. The plate has a plurality of spokes that extend between the hub and the rim. Adjacent spokes have different thicknesses defined between the front face and the rear face.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Schumacher Jon, Amsted Rail Co Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60B17/001. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).