Inventor · Downers Grove, IL, US

Paul Bien

15Patents
4h-index
4Co-inventors
53Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 25, 1985 → Sep 8, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5207121A Gear case for locomotive drive system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US4940002A Railway traction motor with skewed support bearings Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US4603865A Drive motor gear lubricant seal for locomotives and the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5387039A AC traction motor with drive end bearing assembly for locomotive Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US5497544A Stator frame fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6484403B1 Method of converting a traction motor with sleeve bearings to roller bearings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7055439B2 Interior contour for bore of a friction support bearing of a railway locomotive traction motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US7308856B2 Sleeve bearing for railway traction motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US5220847A Modified traction motor drive with helical gears and gear indexing method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US7603955B2 Sleeve bearing for railway traction motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US7802656B2 Method and apparatus for improving the delivery of oil of a wick lubricating system for a locomotive traction motor support bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US7857101B2 Wick holder for a lubricating system of a locomotive traction motor support bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US7178463B2 Interior contour for bore of a friction support bearing of a railway locomotive traction motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Expired
US7874255B2 Sleeve bearing for railway traction motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US5675198A Stator including partial tie bars extending from end castings and welded together Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.