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James W. Forbes
Also filed as: FORBES JAMES W · FORBES JAMES WILFRED
117 granted patents·13 pending applications·2,456 citations·filing 1994–2020
99Inventor score
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130 records- 0199US7921783B2Hopper car with lading dislodgement fittings and method of operationNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 12, 2011·86 cites·18 claims
- 0299US7328659B2Rail road freight car with resilient suspensionNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 12, 2008·56 cites·23 claims
- 0398US8025014B2Railroad freight carNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 27, 2011·33 cites·25 claims
- 0498US7878125B2Railroad freight carNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 1, 2011·28 cites·20 claims
- 0598US7571684B2Rail road freight car with damped suspensionNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 11, 2009·32 cites·28 claims
- 0698US7267059B2Rail road freight car with damped suspensionNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 11, 2007·49 cites·75 claims
- 0798US7263931B2Rail road car and truck thereforNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 4, 2007·43 cites·20 claims
- 0897US8011306B2Rail road car and truck thereforNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 6, 2011·29 cites·33 claims
- 0997US7699008B2Rail road freight car with damped suspensionNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 20, 2010·31 cites·25 claims
- 1097US7681506B2Truck bolsterNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 23, 2010·48 cites·42 claims
- 1197US7603954B2Rail road car and truck thereforNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 20, 2009·34 cites·91 claims
- 1297US7497169B2Rail road car truck and fittings thereforNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 3, 2009·41 cites·33 claims
- 1397US7143700B2Rail road car truck and fittings thereforNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 5, 2006·60 cites·50 claims
- 1497US6895866B2Rail road freight car with damped suspensionNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2002·Granted May 24, 2005·73 cites·59 claims
- 1597US6659016B2Rail road freight car with resilient suspensionNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 9, 2003·68 cites·46 claims
- 1696US10214224B2Rail road hopper carNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 26, 2019·5 cites·18 claims
- 1796US9156478B2Railroad gondola car structureFORBES JAMES W·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 13, 2015·28 cites·15 claims
- 1896US8596203B2Railroad car and door mechanism thereforFORBES JAMES W·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 3, 2013·19 cites·31 claims
- 1996US8413592B2Rail road car truckFORBES JAMES W·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 9, 2013·24 cites·23 claims
- 2096US8272333B2Rail road car truck and members thereofFORBES JAMES WILFRED·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 25, 2012·25 cites·30 claims
- 2196US7845288B2Rail road car truck and members thereofNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 7, 2010·53 cites·19 claims
- 2296US7775163B2Rail road car and bearing adapter fittings thereforNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 17, 2010·41 cites·35 claims
- 2396US7654204B2Rail road car truck with bearing adapter and methodNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 2, 2010·31 cites·11 claims
- 2496US7610862B2Rail road car truck with rocking sideframeNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 3, 2009·29 cites·47 claims
- 2596US7434519B2Rail road freight carNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 14, 2008·35 cites·27 claims
- 2695US8746151B2Rail road car truck and fitting thereforFORBES JAMES W·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 10, 2014·19 cites·41 claims
- 2795US8113126B2Rail road car truck and bolster thereforFORBES JAMES W·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 14, 2012·31 cites·22 claims
- 2895US7946229B2Rail road car truckNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2008·Granted May 24, 2011·31 cites·38 claims
- 2995US6874426B2Rail road car truck with bearing adapter and methodNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 5, 2005·50 cites·17 claims
- 3094US7784411B2Rail road car body structureNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 31, 2010·23 cites·33 claims
- 3194US7255048B2Rail road car truck with rocking sideframeFORBES JAMES W·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 14, 2007·50 cites·26 claims
- 3293US8356560B2Railroad car and door mechanism thereforNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 22, 2013·10 cites·30 claims
- 3393US7004079B2Rail road car and truck thereforNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 28, 2006·35 cites·31 claims
- 3493US5520489ARetractable guide assembly for changing the effective width of a railroad freight car container wellNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 1994·Granted May 28, 1996·67 cites·11 claims
- 3592US7789023B2Auto rack railcar with end closureNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 7, 2010·12 cites·20 claims
- 3692US7780021B2Rail road car draft fittingsNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 24, 2010·19 cites·30 claims
- 3792US7757611B2Railroad freight carNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 20, 2010·15 cites·20 claims
- 3892US7631603B2Rail road car truck and bolster thereforNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 15, 2009·43 cites·28 claims
- 3992US7559284B2Railroad freight carNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 14, 2009·16 cites·9 claims
- 4092US7461600B2Rail road freight car structureNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 9, 2008·24 cites·30 claims
- 4191US9272717B2Rail road hopper car ridge fittingsNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 1, 2016·7 cites·20 claims
- 4291US8622004B2Rail road hopper car ridge fittingsFORBES JAMES W·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 7, 2014·7 cites·107 claims
- 4391US7823513B2Rail road car truckNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 2, 2010·36 cites·66 claims
- 4491US7703397B2Rail road hopper car fittings and method of operationNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 27, 2010·14 cites·26 claims
- 4590US8132515B2Railroad gondola car structure and mechanism thereforFORBES JAMES W·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 13, 2012·12 cites·44 claims
- 4690US6920828B2Rail road freight car with resilient suspensionNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 26, 2005·33 cites·24 claims
- 4790US6584912B2Well car structureNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·38 cites·42 claims
- 4889US10377392B2Autorack railroad car having convertible deck structureNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 13, 2019·4 cites·48 claims
- 4989US10286932B2Rail road car truck and members thereforNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2016·Granted May 14, 2019·3 cites·14 claims
- 5089US6551039B1Auto rack rail road car with reduced slackNAT STEEL CAR LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 22, 2003·28 cites·34 claims
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