US Patent Issued to BNSF Railway on Dec. 2 for "Devices and tooling system for maintenance of dynamic weight management systems on railroad vehicles" (Kansas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,508, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to BNSF Railway Co. (Fort Worth, Texas).

"Devices and tooling system for maintenance of dynamic weight management systems on railroad vehicles" was invented by Larry C. Valentine (Berryton, Kan.), Mike E. Teaford (Topeka, Kan.) and Timothy Webb (Topeka, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 devi...