MUMBAI, India, Oct. 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517033071 A) filed by Bnsf Railway Company, Fort Worth, U.S.A., on April 3, for 'devices and tooling system for maintenance of dynamic weight management systems on railroad vehicles.'
Inventor(s) include Valentine, Larry, C.; Teaford, Mike, E; and Webb, Timothy.
The application for the patent was published on Oct. 10, under issue no. 41/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Devices and/or tooling systems for performing maintenance of dynamic weight management (DWM) systems on railroad vehicles are provided. In embodiments, the devices may include specialized devices or tools configured for removing and/or installing various DWM components. In embodiments, the removal/installation devices may include a DWM cover plate removal device, a DWM crank and shaft removal device, and/or a DWM bushing maintenance device. In embodiments, the DWM cover plate removal device may be configured to remove a cover plate of a DWM system attached to a frame of a truck assembly of a railroad vehicle, the DWM crank and shaft removal device may be configured to remove a DWM main shaft and/or a DWM chain crank from a DWM system, and the DWM bushing maintenance device may be configured to install and/or remove a frame bushing from and/or into a frame bushing opening within a frame of a DWM system."
The patent application was internationally filed on Oct. 10, 2023, under International application No.PCT/US2023/076432.
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