ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,428, issued on July 14, was assigned to Siemens Mobility GmbH (Munich).
"Assembly for transmitting longitudinal forces in a rail vehicle" was invented by Martin Zach (Raubling, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly transmits longitudinal forces in a rail vehicle. The assembly contains a first and second hydraulic axle link bearing, a wheel set, and a rotary frame. Each axle link bearing has a housing element and a first and second chamber filled with a fluid. In the event of a change in the position of the housing elements relative to each other, fluid is exchanged between connected chambers of the axle link bearings. Th...