US Patent Issued to Nevis Industries on May 6 for "Railcar truck roller bearing adapter-pad systems" (Illinois, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,247, issued on May 6, was assigned to Nevis Industries LLC (Wilmington, Del.).

"Railcar truck roller bearing adapter-pad systems" was invented by Erik L. Gotlund (Green Oaks, Ill.), Jon R. Jeambey (Naperville, Ill.), F. Andrew Nibouar (Chicago), James A. Pike (Fairview, Pa.), Jason C. Bryant (Erie, Pa.), Jonathan A. Stull (Erie, Pa.), William A. Kurtzhals (Erie, Pa.) and Roshan N. Manibharathi (Hoffman Estates, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adapter pad system including a roller bearing adapter and a roller bearing adapter pad for placement between a roller bearing and side frame pedestal roof of a three-piece railcar truck."...