US Patent Issued to Progress Rail Services on April 21 for "Track rail fastening system and rail cushion for same" (American, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,962, issued on April 21, was assigned to Progress Rail Services Corp. (Albertville, Ala.).

"Track rail fastening system and rail cushion for same" was invented by William T. Gunning (Prairie Village, Kan.), Michael B. Steidl (Neunburg vorm Wald, Germany), Jose Ricardo Mediavilla Prado (Parkville, Mo.) and Edward Constantine (Belton, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A track rail fastening system includes a rail cushion positionable laterally between a first fastener assembly and a second fastener assembly. The rail cushion includes a first full-length pad and a second full-length pad, and a pin field formed by a plurality of deform...