Patent Assignment
Reel/Frame 012520/0661
Release of Security Interest in Patents
Recorded: 2002-01-17
Pages: 7
Assignor
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Executed: 2001-12-27
Assignee
NATIONAL CASTINGS INC.
110 N. 25TH AVENUE, MELROSE, ILLINOIS, 60160
Covered Properties
(24)
Bolster for a Railroad Car Truck
Patent:
4,357,880 →
Application:
06/180,835 →
Rotary Coupler with Improved Pin Bearing
Patent:
4,328,900 →
Application:
06/186,475 →
Rotary Coupler with a Specially Configured Pinhole
Patent:
4,350,256 →
Application:
06/190,570 →
Rotary Railroad Car F Coupler
Patent:
4,593,828 →
Application:
06/565,899 →
Biased Pin Retainer Block for a Rotary Coupling System
Patent:
4,597,499 →
Application:
06/622,533 →
Yoke for Railway Car Coupler Assembly
Patent:
4,635,804 →
Application:
06/720,690 →
Method of Enhancing Rigidity in a Railway Car Coupler Knuckle
Patent:
4,645,085 →
Application:
06/720,797 →
Coupler for a Railway Car Coupler Assembly
Patent:
4,637,518 →
Application:
06/720,798 →
Combined Center Plate/Center Filler for Railway Freight Cars
Patent:
4,744,308 →
Application:
07/018,207 →
Truck-Mounted Articulated Connector for Railway Cars
Patent:
4,867,071 →
Application:
07/180,996 →
Stabilized Swing-Motion Truck for Railway Cars
Patent:
5,027,716 →
Application:
07/447,262 →
Automatic Actuator for Coupler Knuckle-Assembly of a Railway Passenger Car
Patent:
5,139,161 →
Application:
07/691,222 →
Slackless, Resilient Drawbar System for a Railway Car
Patent:
5,131,548 →
Application:
07/704,439 →
Fastening Device for a Railroad Car Truck Rocker Seat
Patent:
5,222,441 →
Application:
07/898,703 →
Sideframe for a Railroad Car Truck
Patent:
5,226,369 →
Application:
07/898,704 →
Force Dampening Mechanism of a Railroad Car Truck
Patent:
5,239,932 →
Application:
07/898,707 →
Reinforced Bolster for a Railroad Car Truck
Patent:
5,241,913 →
Application:
07/898,709 →
Bolster of a Railroad Car Truck with Varying Cross-Sectional Shape to Provide Less Torsional Rigidity at Ends
Patent:
5,327,837 →
Application:
07/898,711 →
Rocker Seat Connection
Patent:
5,463,964 →
Application:
08/241,570 →
Slackless Drawbar or Coupler with Swivel Mounting
Patent:
5,507,400 →
Application:
08/251,841 →
Single Axle Truck for Large Railroad Cars
Patent:
5,524,552 →
Application:
08/271,980 →
Slackless Cushioning Device for Railroad Cars
Patent:
5,593,051 →
Application:
08/356,917 →
Multi-Axle Railroad Car Truck
Patent:
5,632,208 →
Application:
08/557,709 →
Lightweight Emergency Knuckle for a Railroad Car Coupler
Patent:
6,129,227 →
Application:
08/636,033 →
Related Assignments
(23)
Other recorded transfers of the patents in this record — the chain of ownership.
Release of Security Interest
Sep 26, 2001
From: NATIONAL CASTINGS INC.
To: ING FURMAN SELZ INVESTORS III LP
Reel/Frame 012188/0835 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 8, 2002
From: MIDLAND-ROSS CORPORATION
To: SEHER ACQUISITION CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 012447/0097 →
Correction - Release of Security Interest Previously Recorded on Reel 012188, Frame 0835.
Jan 10, 2002
From: ING FURMAN SELZ INVESTORS III LP
To: NATIONAL CASTINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 012495/0024 →
Release of Security Interest in Patents
Jan 17, 2002
From: BANK OF AMERICA (AS SUCCESSOR TO BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION)
To: NATIONAL CASTINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 012520/0561 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 29, 2002
From: NATIONAL CASTINGS INC.
To: TCF RAILCO INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORP.
Reel/Frame 012343/0881 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jan 29, 2002
From: NATIONAL CASTINGS INC.
To: TCF RAILCO INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORP.
Reel/Frame 012343/0416 →
Security Interest
Oct 15, 2003
From: AMSTED INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED; BALTIMORE AIRCOIL COMPANY, INC.; VARLEN CORPORATION; CONSOLIDATED METCO, INC.
To: CITICORP USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 014580/0116 →
Security Agreement
Nov 30, 2004
From: MERIDIAN RAIL ACQUISITION CORP., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
To: THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
Reel/Frame 015400/0103 →
Security Agreement
Dec 1, 2004
From: MERIDIAN RAIL ACQUISITION CORP., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
To: GMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE LLC (SECOND LIEN COLLATERAL AGENT)
Reel/Frame 015400/0810 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 20, 2004
From: MERIDIAN RAIL INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORP.
To: MERIDIAN RAIL ACQUISITION CORP.
Reel/Frame 015469/0097 →
Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Security Agreement Dated April 6, 2006
Apr 11, 2006
From: AMSTED INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED; AMCONSTRUCT CORPORATION; AMRAIL CORPORATION; AMVEHICLE CORPORATION
To: CITIICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 017448/0376 →
Release of Security Interest
Nov 6, 2006
From: ABELCO FINANCE LLC
To: TCF RAILCO INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORP.
Reel/Frame 018480/0473 →
Notice of Grant of Security Interest
Nov 27, 2006
From: MERIDIAN RAIL ACQUISITION CORP.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 018552/0010 →
Release of Security Interest in Intellectual Property Collateral
Dec 5, 2006
From: GMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE LLC, AS THE SECOND LIEN COLLATERAL AGENT; THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, AS THE FIRST LIEN COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MERIDIAN RAIL ACQUISITION CORP.
Reel/Frame 018573/0849 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Dec 22, 2008
From: ASF-KEYSTONE, INC.; BRENCO, INC.; GRIFFIN WHEEL COMPANY; UNIT RAIL ANCHOR COMPANY
To: AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 022052/0769 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 20, 2009
From: MERIDIAN RAIL PRODUCTS CORP; MERIDIAN RAIL INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORP.
To: TRINITY RAIL GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 022703/0960 →
Merger
Jun 2, 2009
From: MERIDIAN RAIL ACQUISITION CORP.
To: MERIDIAN RAIL ACQUISITION CORP.
Reel/Frame 022764/0685 →
Termination of Security Interest in Patents
Jun 10, 2009
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: MERIDIAN RAIL ACQUISITION CORP.
Reel/Frame 022804/0402 →
Patent Security Agreement
Jun 10, 2009
From: MERIDIAN RAIL ACQUISITION CORP.
To: WL ROSS & CO. LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 022804/0419 →
Intellectual Property Security Interest Assignment Agreement
Nov 5, 2009
From: CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., AS THE RESIGNING COLLATERAL AGENT (AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST OF CITICORP USA, INC.)
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS THE SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 023471/0036 →
Release of Security Interest
Jun 30, 2011
From: WL ROSS & CO. LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: MERIDIAN RAIL ACQUISITION CORP.
Reel/Frame 026532/0753 →
Notice of Successor Agent and Assignment of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 027253/0488
Feb 10, 2025
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS THE RESIGNING AGENT
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 070157/0268 →
Notice of Successor Agent and Assignment of Security Interest at Reel/Frame 023471/0036
Feb 10, 2025
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS THE RESIGNING AGENT
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 070156/0759 →