US Patent Issued to BNSF Railway on June 24 for "Apparatus, systems, and methods for engine dowel installation" (Kansas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,397, issued on June 24, was assigned to BNSF Railway Co. (Fort Worth, Texas).

"Apparatus, systems, and methods for engine dowel installation" was invented by Larry C. Valentine (Berryton, Kan.), Ryan L. Kimberlin (Meriden, Kan.) and Mike E. Teaford (Topeka, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drill jig apparatus configured to be coupled to a locomotive bedplate is presented. The apparatus can include a first member and a second member. The first member can be configured to attach a drill to provide stability while drilling, and the second member can be operably coupled to a locomotive, such as to an engine and bedplate of a locomot...