ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,288, issued on July 1, was assigned to Faiveley Transport Schwab AG (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).
"Coupler device for a coupling, in particular of a rail vehicle" was invented by Stefan Faas (Appenzell, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Coupler device for a coupling, in particular of a rail vehicle, is provided with a drawbar with spring elements mounted thereon in order to dampen the tension and pressure forces incurred, with a plate arranged between these, and a support flange secured to the rail vehicle. The plate bears the drawbar and is held on the support flange and connected at its outer circumference in each case with ...