Shay/Lima Patents
Ephraim Shay Patents| Patent Number & Date | Text | Drawings |
| 242,992 - 14 June 1881 Locomotive-Engine Ephraim Shay |
Patent | Drawing |
| 269,473 - 19 December 1882 Universal Joint Ephraim Shay |
Patent | Drawing |
| 301,528 - 8 July 1884 Valve-Gear Ephraim Shay |
Patent | Drawing |
| 706,604, 12 August 1902 Locomotive Truck Ephraim Shay |
Patent | Drawing |
LIMA Production Patents
| Patent Number & Date | Text | Drawings |
| 338,032 - March 16, 1886 Steam Car Brake {for Shay} Ira P. Carnes for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 |
| 879,617 - February 18, 1908 Locomotive Crank Shaft Bracket Lewis E. Feightner for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 Drawing-2 |
| 884,693 - April 14, 1908 Driving Wheel and Gear Rim Connection George L. Wall for Lima |
Patent | Drawing |
| 895,995 - August 11, 1908 Valve Gear Lewis E. Feightner for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 Drawing-3 |
| 1,254,236 - Jan. 22, 1918 Engine Platform Walter E. Jones for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 Drawing-3 |
| 1,376,061 - 26 April 1921 Geared Loco Frame Support William E. Woodard for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 Drawing-3 |
| 1,380,457 - 7 June 1921 Driving Wheel Center (rim bolt protection) William E. Woodard for Lima |
Patent | Drawing |
| 1,514,241 - 4 November 1924 Motor For Geared Locomotives William E. Woodard for Lima |
Patent | Drawing 1 Drawing 2 Drawing 3 Drawing 4 |
| 1,528,355 - 3 March 1925 Geared Locomotive Frame and Boiler Support William E. Woodard and Herbert W. Snyder for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 |
| 1,786,854 - 30 December 1930 Locomotive Frame and Engine Supporting Structure Robert B. Krueger for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 Drawing-3 |
| 1,826,290, 6 October 1931 Locomotive Steam Distribution Herbert W. Snyder and Robert B. Krueger for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 Drawing-3 |
| 1,826,292, 6 October 1931 Geared Locomotive Engine Construction David B. Thorburn and Robert B. Krueger for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 Drawing-3 |
| 1,839,273 - 5 January 1932 Geared Locomotive H.W. Snyder for Lima |
Patent | Drawing |
| 1,868,282 - 19 July 1932 Flexible Coupling Shaft Lewis E. Feightner for Lima |
Patent | Drawing |
| 1,870,019 - 2 August 1932 Locomotive George F. Niegemann for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 |
LIMA Proposed Design Patents
| Patent Number & Date | Text | Drawings |
| 893,041 - 14 July 1908 4 Truck, 4 Cylinder Shay Locomotive G.L.Wall & L.E.Feighter |
Patent | Drawing 1 Drawing 2 Drawing 3 |
| 939,237 - Nov. 9, 1909 Superheater for Locomotive Boilers Lewis E. Feighter for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 Drawing-3 Drawing-4 Drawing-5 |
| 1,075,705 Steam Engine Mounting for Geared Locomotives Lewis E. Feightner for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 Drawing-3 |
| 1,075,772 Multiple Wheeled Truck For Geared Locomotives Lewis E. Feightner for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 Drawing-3 |
| 1,077,580 Geared Locomotive With Independently Hung Axles William A A. Austin & Lewis E. Feightner for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 |
| 1,924,341 - Aug. 29, 1933 Condensing Locomotive Eugene L. Schellens for Lima |
Patent | Drawing-1 Drawing-2 Drawing-3 Drawing-4 |
Updated 12 January 2008
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