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ACF IND INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    2,609
About

ACF IND INC has a total of 2,609 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1947. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Its main competitors in its focus markets engines, pumps and turbines, machines and mechanical elements are STANADYNE INC, ALBERT LAURENT and HOERBIGER VENTILWERKE GMBH.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing ACF IND INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Dugge Richard H 74
#2 Anderson Clifford E 57
#3 Carlson Harold A 55
#4 Rollins Dallas W 50
#5 Kemp Willard E 42
#6 Hammonds James C 38
#7 Johnson Eldon A 37
#8 Behle Gunter R 35
#9 Korte Alfred C 31
#10 Bickhaus James T 31

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US5507235A Gravity outlet
US5329859A Increased strength railway tank for underframe construction and method with center sill pocket and weld support for pooling welding material
US5314094A Cloth fluidizing membrane for hopper car outlet
US5404827A Gravity outlet
CA2090151A1 End adapter for railcar pneumatic outlet
US5355809A Gasket for use on a railway hopper car outlet
US5236287A Pneumatic outlet
US5238333A Pneumatic outlet for railcars
US5277128A Railcar gravity multi-ply outlet seal for sliding doors
US5178317A Welding method for pneumatic outlet bottom cover assembly
CA2059466A1 Railway car brake system
US5159882A Railway car underbody structure and method
US5076539A Tank car botton valve
US5158022A Hatch vent assembly for railroad cars with baffle and screen mesh to prevent entry of contaminants
US5139374A Trailer sensor for railroad hitch
US5076173A Lifting hook arrangement for railway tank car
US5059072A Cushioned retractable hitch for railway cars
CA2018424A1 Locking mechanism for railway car outlet cover
US5063858A Covered hopper railway car with drop bottom doors and substantially vertical outlets to maximize discharge area
US5004386A Protective cover for railcar hitch