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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8316775 | Monorail bogie having a traction/pitching control assembly A traction/pitching control assembly for attachment to a body portion of a monorail bogie. The monorail bogie is operative for supporting a monorail car over a monorail track that has a running surface and two side surfaces. The traction/pitching control assembly co... | 11/27/2012 |
| 7878123 | Single rail film dolly and slider A single rail film dolly and slider includes a substantially V-shaped rail arrangement and a guide arrangement. The V-shaped rail arrangement is adapted to be secured to a tripod. The guide arrangement includes a plurality of wheels, wherein a first portion of the p... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7823512 | Monorail bogie having improved roll behavior A monorail bogie for supporting a monorail car travelling over a monorail track. The monorail bogie comprises a load-bearing wheel having an axis of rotation that is parallel to the running surface. The monorail bogie further comprises an inboard pair of guide wheel... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7293506 | Structural system comprising a track for a magnetic levitation transport system powered by a linear electric motor Structural system comprising a track for a magnetic levitation transport system powered by a linear electric motor. This structural system comprising a track for a magnetic levitation transport system powered by a linear electric motor is notable in that it combines... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7205730 | Article transport vehicle The invention provides an article transport vehicle that includes: a vehicle body; a first wheel that supports the vehicle body; a second wheel that is disposed spaced apart from the first wheel in a fore-and-aft direction, and that supports the vehicle body; a firs... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185407 | Side rack rail system apparatus and method A rail system for positioning a toolhead above a workpiece uses a rack cut into one edge of the rail and driven by a pinion gear whose shaft is approximately perpendicular to a workpiece to couple the rail to the toolhead. Multiple rollers placed on the toolhead all... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7108271 | Axleless vehicle suspension system A wheel suspension system including a wheel support pivotally attached to a vehicle frame at two, laterally-spaced locations, the wheel support being pivotal between an uppermost and a lowermost position. The wheel support is biased to a position intermediate of the... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6523481 | Bogie for use with a monorail car At one end in a running direction of a bogie, two guiding wheels are arranged, and at another end in the running direction of the bogie, two stabilizing wheels are arranged. The stabilizing wheels are positioned at a level lower than that of the guiding w... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6220172 | Camera track system and controls therefor A camera track system comprising a track (100), a camera mounted on a movable truck (102) driven by drive means (104), control means (110) for controlling movement of the truck (102) along the track (100), in which commands between the control means (110)... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5934198 | Monorail transportation system A personal rapid transit vehicle for movement on a monorail guideway system advantageously limits the vehicle width by requiring the riders to be seated in the vehicle. Furthermore, a suspension system for coupling the vehicle to the guideway provides for... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5735214 | Streamline track system with carriers and rail A track system for roller-equipped carriers to run along a straight and/or curving guide rail, which includes two pairs of opposed parallel plain lanes, a pair of oppositely directed parallel V edges intermediate the two pairs of plain lanes, and narrow l... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5647281 | Semi-rigid, fin-based transportation system A transportation system including a vehicle support structure (21), a vehicle (22) supported thereon, and elongated semi-rigid fin (44) attached to the vehicle (22) and a plurality of drive assemblies (45) positioned along the support structure (21) to fr... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5562043 | Rail and carriage system with magnetically adhered plastic track A system for moving a work element along a work surface for performing work thereon includes an elongated track of flexible plastic material formed with gear teeth along one edge thereof. A carriage having a drive motor and a drive wheel driven thereby, i... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5492066 | Transport system A linear motor driven transport system of an improved design is presented. The conventional roller configuration for holding the transport vehicle on the rail track has been replaced with a spring-loaded design so as to maintain the contact between the ro... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5445080 | Free ranging monotrack sortveyor with selectively lockable article carrying tilt tray The invention is a monotract conveyor which has a pivotal tray which is selectively lockable to either pivot to either side of a track which the conveyor runs on, or to stay in an upright position. The tray is mounted to an upper portion of the conveyor u... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5421268 | Conveying system A conveying system is provided for moving a pallet along straight and curved paths. The conveying system includes a track on which the pallet is mounted for movement by means of a motor driven roller pivotally mounted on the pallet which engages a station... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5372072 | Transportation system A transportation system comprises a continuous stationary track having a pair of opposed rigid bearing surfaces, and a plurality of discrete cantilevered load-carrying vehicle units movable beside said track. Each vehicle is coupled to the track by a bogi... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5325788 | Safety trolley restraint system for railroad bridges having pivotal clamping rollers A safety trolley restraint system for easy attachment to the rail of a railroad track crossing a bridge includes a trolley carriage with opposed rollers clampable to the rail so as to hold the trolley on the rail while permitting rolling movement of the t... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5303656 | Monorail tramcar type conveyor The invention relates to a monorail tramcar type conveyor having a driven carriage connected to a free rolling carriage for traveling along the top of the rail. Both the driven and free carriages have a rectangular frame, from which vertical axis guide ro... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5235917 | Monorail trolley with U-shape frame extending over, above, and surrounding the rail A trolley for traveling along a beam supported from below and having two protruding flanges comprising a frame that partially surrounds the beam, a travel wheel mounted so that it contacts and rolls on an upper surface of the lower flange of the beam, a s... | 08/17/1993 |
| 4996928 | Integrated chassis and suspension systems for monorail vehicles A monorail vehicle support system for supporting a vehicle body along a monobeam rail having top and side running surfaces. An attachment frame is secured to opposed ends of the vehicle chassis. A single steerable load carrying wheel is supported in a ver... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4953472 | Rail vehicle, particularly monorail A rail vehicle, particularly a monorail, has several vehicles or cars, each of two adjacent or neighboring ones of which are connected by way of an associated coupling device. Between each two adjacent vehicles or cars there is mounted a bogie with an axl... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4690064 | Side-mounted monorail transportation system A monorail beam is provided with a lower, upwardly-facing support surface, a lower, laterally-facing support surface and an upper, medially-facing support surface (relative to the support beam). Vehicles are hangingly supported, pendulum-like, from davit-... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4638741 | Precision roller attachment for automation procession A roller attachment to facilitate precise running of an article along a guide line in automation processes when it is fixed to the article, having an angular frame which is formed by layering punched angular thin members in the longitudinal direction of f... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4635559 | Pipeline monorail system A pipeline monorail comprising a pipeline provided with at least one outwardly extending flange extending the length of the pipeline; two carriages, longitudinally spaced on the pipeline, each carriage having wheels operable to frictionally engage the fla... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4635839 | Welding carriage Welding carriage, including an articulated body having support wheel sets on its end sections, one of said end sections supporting a drive assembly movable toward and away from a track upon which the carriage travels, the drive assembly including two tand... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4503778 | Transportation system A transportation system for rapidly loading people from a platform into and from a plurality of cars. The system includes an elongated trackway which extends along a platform. Trolleys extend between the trackway and the cars supporting the cars on the tr... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4423685 | Crane trolley A novel crane trolley has four guiding pulleys lying on opposed upper and lower guiding surfaces, arranged diagonally to eliminate the need for having eight guiding pulleys. On each side of the trolley are upper and lower guiding pulleys, with the lower i... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4422384 | All position tractor A tractor assembly for mounting on a track fixed to a workpiece the tractor used to support and guide a metal-working tool along a fixed path, the tractor having three wheels to engage opposite edges of the track, one of said wheels being laterally displa... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4402272 | Rail-transportation system A rail-transportation system had a longitudinally elongated rail assembly along which extends a longitudinally moving traction element connected to a plurality of longitudinally spaced cars riding on the assembly. The rail assembly consists of upper and l... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4394837 | Passenger station for elevated railway system In an elevated railway system having a track comprising upper and lower rails extending longitudinally along one side of a beam structure, and passenger cars traveling on the track having doors on their sides adjacent the beam structure, a passenger stati... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4346659 | Bi-modal mechanically trackable road vehicle with automatic axle latching mechanism A bi-modal mechanically trackable vehicle adapted to be rail driven with or without a guide track, the vehicle including at least one non-steerable axle having non-steerable wheels mounted thereon, a plurality of tracking transverse guide rollers are prov... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4301739 | Vehicle adapted to be externally mechanically guided, especially for the public local passenger traffic A vehicle adapted to be externally guided mechanically along guide tracks, especially for public local passenger service, which includes a steerable vehicle axle provided with steerable wheels and with maximally bending resistance supporting arms arranged... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4287830 | Vehicle adapted to be guided on tracks for the public local passenger traffic with pivotal rear axle and longitudinal guide members for such axle A vehicle adapted to be selectively operated with or without guide rails or tracks, the vehicle including a steerable vehicle axle means having steerable wheels mounted thereon and at least one non-steerable vehicle axle having non-steerable wheels mounte... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4274338 | Transversely adjustable suspension system A guided vehicle having a body with rubber-tired steerable running wheels mounted on axles. A suspension system for the axles includes transversely extending upper and lower link arms which are parallel with each other and have equal arm lengths. Each of ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4271764 | Vehicle adapted to be guided on tracks for the public local passenger traffic with pivotal rear axle and longitudinal guide members for such axle A vehicle adapted to be selectively operated with or without guide rails with the vehicle including a steerable vehicle axle and at least one nonsteerable vehicle axle. The nonsteerable vehicle axle is mounted so as to be entirely pivotable to a limited e... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4267779 | Mechanically trackable road vehicle A bi-mobile mechanically trackable road vehicle which includes a steerable axle having steerable wheels and at least one additional unsteerable axle having unsteerable wheels. Tracking transverse guide rollers are provided in an area of the vehicle axles.... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4265180 | Steering means for guided vehicles A guided vehicle including at each end portion of the body a pair of steerable running wheels adapted to run on track surfaces and a pair of guide wheels adapted to run along guide rails provided at the opposite sides of the track surfaces. A steering lin... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4261265 | Vehicle with steerable wheels adapted to be used on tracks, especially for the local public passenger traffic A motor vehicle adapted to be used on tracks, especially for the public local passenger traffic, with a steerable vehicle axle and with at least one non-steerable vehicle axle and with track-determining cross-guide rollers arranged on both sides of the ve... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4260869 | Traveling welding carriage Traveling carriage apparatus, adapted to travel along a track disposed about or upon an object, to carry a device such as a welding torch to do work upon the object or upon other apparatus supported thereby. The apparatus is hinged end-to-end, preferably ... | 04/07/1981 |
