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ACF Industries Incorporated

401Patents
0Active
401Granted
41Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 4, 1961 → Sep 12, 1994

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4608931A Filament wound railway hopper car Performing Operations; Transporting 114 Expired
US4068821A Valve seat ring having a corner groove to receive an elastic seal ring Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 89 Expired
US3933100A Hopper gate actuating mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 83 Expired
US4215749A Gate valve for shearing workover lines to permit shutting in of a well Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US4213480A Manual override for hydraulic gate valve actuators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US4242966A Railway car truck transom including a tubular bearing assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Expired
US4039115A Apparatus for obtaining abutting contact of hollow tank courses to be circumferentially welded Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Expired
US4477055A Valve seat for ball valves Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US4265182A Damping railway car truck Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired
US4262688A Metal seat assemblies for valves Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US4163544A Two piece composite valve seal ring construction Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 42 Expired
US4111393A Ball valve seat assembly having a removably mounted face seal insert Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 40 Expired
US4121495A Car key hole bolt fastening assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US4124194A Metallic seat construction for valves Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Expired
US4364542A Packing gland assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 33 Expired
US4135546A Stem packing assembly for gate valves and means for removal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US3993284A Connection of actuator cylinder housing to valve bonnet Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4262691A Cam means for ball valve seat rings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US4406303A Gate valve with position indicator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US4504047A Scissor support for welding tank sections Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US3960168A Valve locking device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US4293116A Metallic seat assembly for valves Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US4677917A High volume covered hopper car with loading from below and automatic unloading Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4108080A Railway car truck and side bearing assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US4162782A Seal assembly for butterfly valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.