Ivan E. Bounds
29Patents
12h-index
24Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: May 31, 1988 → Nov 5, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5657700A | Railroad hopper car with ballast distributing blades and remote control system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US6526339B1 | GPS controlled multiple source material application | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US7152347B2 | Method and apparatus for applying railway ballast | Fixed Constructions | 21 | Expired |
| US5361704A | Railroad track laying system with multiple railroad tie handling | Fixed Constructions | 20 | Expired |
| US5269225A | Apparatus and method for distributing and applying rail clips and insulators | Fixed Constructions | 19 | Expired |
| US7707944B2 | Method and apparatus for applying railway ballast | Fixed Constructions | 18 | Active |
| US5423268A | Railroad hopper car with ballast distributing blade and hopper door and blade control apparatus and method | Fixed Constructions | 17 | Expired |
| US6981452B2 | Method and apparatus for unloading ribbon rails from rail cars | Fixed Constructions | 17 | Expired |
| US5289780A | Material handling railroad freightcar-mounted gantry and crane with toppling prevention and supplemental support upon derailment | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| USRE36685E | Railroad hopper car with ballast distributing blades and remote control system | General | 14 | Expired |
| US5311822A | Ballast hopper door control apparatus and method with independently and selectively actuated motors in response to uniquely coded signals | Fixed Constructions | 12 | Expired |
| US8615110B2 | Automated track surveying and ditching | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US8181577B2 | Rail train | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US4921732A | Railroad tie service vehicle and method for spray application of a preservative | Fixed Constructions | 10 | Expired |
| US5243918A | Railroad track laying system with multiple railroad tie handling | Fixed Constructions | 9 | Expired |
| US6704626B1 | Logistics system and method with position control | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US7765935B2 | Rail threading mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US7707943B2 | Self-propelled rail unloading machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US7437997B2 | Method for delivering replacement rail ties using GPS techniques | Fixed Constructions | 7 | Active |
| US9346473B1 | Material transport and distribution consist with controlled gated hopper cars and conveyor systems | Fixed Constructions | 5 | Active |
| US8781655B2 | Automated track surveying and ballast replacement | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US9051695B2 | Automated track surveying and ballast replacement | Fixed Constructions | 3 | Active |
| US8904942B2 | System for guiding rails on a rail train | Fixed Constructions | 3 | Active |
| US9676397B2 | Clamp assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US9382670B2 | Rail guide apparatus for a rail loading and unloading machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.