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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7739960 | Running gear A running gear, for example, a single-rail lower-flange running gear for hoisting equipment, includes several wheels running on a rail, at least two of which are arranged one behind the other in the direction of travel of the running gear and adapted to be driven by... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7392747 | Rail guide for a suspended and guided sliding component A rail guide having first and second guiding rails disposed in a mirror-inverted relationship with regard to one another. At least one pair of spaced leading and following carriages are displaceably mounted to the guiding rails so as to engage and transport a slidin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7301433 | Fuse and truck cable assembly for a rail vehicle third rail current collector A fuse and truck cable assembly for a rail vehicle third rail current collector comprising a truck cable, a cable-engaging element, a fuse canister, a canister closure, a fuse contact element, and a flexible gland arranged so that the fuse can be replaced in the fus... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7283897 | Method and system for compensating for wheel wear on a train A method and system for compensating for wheel wear uses position and/or speed information from an independent positioning system to measure some distance over which the train has traveled. Wheel rotation information is also collected over the distance. The wheel ro... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7234400 | Crane trolley with low overall height A crane trolley, especially a single-rail trolley with a short overall height, with a traveling mechanism frame (2) having a hoisting mechanism (1), which can travel by running wheels (3, 3a) on a rail, especially a lower flange (4... | 06/26/2007 |
| 6915745 | Self-lubricating overhead conveyor system Described are a self-lubricating, overhead conveyor system and the component parts thereof. The self-lubricating overhead conveyor system obviates the need for added lubricants, and comprises three main components: a trolley assembly, a conveyor chain and a turn whe... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910425 | Trolley with tractor drive for use in curved enclosed tracks and system including the same An enclosed track system comprising an enclosed track having at least one curve and a trolley for negotiating the curve. The trolley includes an externally located drive section and a rolling section having first and second roller portions located within the track. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6718885 | Trolley with tractor drive for use in curved enclosed tracks and system including the same An enclosed track system comprising an enclosed track having at least one curved portion and a trolley including a rolling section having first and second roller portions located within the track and spaced from each other and an externally located drive section. Th... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6659014 | Point--to--point transportation system There is provided a transportation system for transporting content from a first specified address to a second specified address. The transportation system comprises a transport channel, a plurality of containers, an operator, a propeller operatively conne... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6499408 | Rail support assembly for monorail crane A rail support system pendent from an overhead structure is provided for supporting, lifting, and conveying material, machinery, and equipment from one location to another, and for supporting movable trolleys and traveling cranes. The rail support system ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6216602 | Balance control mechanism for overhead traveling carrier A balance control mechanism for an overhead traveling carrier includes a movable section disposed on a carrier body at a position below the fulcrum of a traveling wheel of the carrier such that the movable section can be moved laterally of the carrier bod... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6138574 | Overhead trolley--rail system for conveyors An overhead trolley track system has extruded aluminum track sections having tubular portions, adjacent track sections connected end to end with plates attached to a central upright flange portions formed on each track section. Sealing tubular fittings ar... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5924365 | Conveyor system with conveyor carriage running on rails A conveyor carriage has running wheels guided in rail parts so as to prevent the conveyor carriage from lifting off transversely to the plane of the rails. Each conveyor carriage contains a driving unit with at least one driving wheel prestressed against ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5609107 | Support for a self-propelled linear motion drive apparatus The invention supports a mechanical carriage at three contact points for precise positioning on two guide rails, one guide rail having a V-grooved surface and the other having a flat surface. Two of the three contact points are recirculating ball bearings... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5566623 | Wheel and bearing system for a load transporting overhead trolley assembly An improved wheel and bearing assembly for a load transporting overhead trolley with a load support bracket having opposed stems mounting laterally offset wheels in rolling engagement with an overhead track has wheel-incorporated radially inner and outer ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5450798 | Rail truck for suspended car transit vehicles A rail truck for use in an elevated closed beam having a slot in the bottom surface for clearance of a car body support member. The passenger car body is hung beneath the beam and elevated above the ground with the trucks running inside the beam. The flan... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5419260 | Self-propelled overhead track-mounted moving system A self-propelled overhead track-mounted moving system includes an elongated support rail attachable to an overhead support structure, a carrier trolley mounted for undergoing movement along the support rail, an actuation unit supported on the support rail... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5355804 | Rail-guided apparatus-carrying system A rail-guided apparatus-carrying system for conveying and moving an apparatus such as a loudspeaker or a spotlight along a predetermined path defined by the system when fixed in a wall or roof of a housing, the system comprising a rail-like stationary hol... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5351620 | Trolley conveyor system having a helically twisted track for a positionable mobile device mounted in the trolley axle Carrier system for a mobile device positionable in various directions in space, such as a directive light source, including a trolley which can move along a guide ramp. The ramp includes two helical rails turning about a given longitudinal axis, and the t... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5277126 | Trolley roller assembly A trolley roller assembly for use with a conveyor system and including a roller for rolling engagement with a track of the conveyor system and having a central bore, a trolley hanger, a pin member having a shaft portion passing through an aperture in the ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5277298 | Conveyor trolley bracket A forged conveyor trolley bracket has head, arm and base portions bounded by sides, and a bent elbow formed in the arm portion medially of the head and base portions. A web, disposed centrally between the sides along the base and arm portions, has outer a... | 01/11/1994 |
| 4984523 | Self-propelled trolley and supporting track structure A self-propelled trolley and supporting track structure, the trolley forming a housing for a four wheel drive mechanism which is coupled to a driving motor attached to the housing and to a pair of axles each equipped with a pair of driving and supporting ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4798149 | Wheel lock assembly A wheel lock assembly for reversibly rotatably mounting a wheel assembly which comprises an inner race and an outer race and bearings disposed therebetween on a trolley which includes a central bore having a central axis and having a substantially annular... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4781119 | Solar-rapid rail mass transit system A solar-powered rapid transit system is provided, which travels suspended above ground along a horizontal rail, supported by vertical/horizontal supports. The guide rail is basically a parallelogram, with five inner surfaces. It can be configured as eithe... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4642844 | Trolley hanger for sliding door A trolley assembly including a channel shaped body and a pair of frictionless bearing assemblies which include a split tubular spring liner constituting the outer race of the bearing and the wheel axle extends through the space between a plurality of roll... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4576096 | Wheeled locking carrier A locking wheeled locking carrier including a pair of identical molded half carriage parts each of which carries a pair of canted wheels to support the carrier within a track, and a pendulum part pivoted between the carriage halves and extending downward ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4561359 | Overhead conveyor systems The present invention provides that an overhead suspension system is provided with at least two suspension rails which are parallel, and at least one trolley which runs on the rails, the trolley having respective rollers which respectively engage the rail... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4464997 | Conveyor trolley and track A conveyor comprising a track formed by a pair of longitudinally extending track members providing a pair of transversely spaced supporting surfaces and a pair of transversely spaced guide surfaces; and a trolley having a body on which supporting wheels a... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4457046 | Track roller carriage assembly for supporting a sliding door, panel or the like A track roller carriage assembly, a pair of joining plates joined face to face and each having a half-round deformation portion intermediate its ends, the two deformation portions defining a bolt aperture the upper edges of the joining plates being notche... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4456121 | Load moving apparatus A load moving apparatus for moving loads such as tools, fixtures or parts in a linear path comprising an elongated channel-shaped frame member having a pair of rod-like guide members which support a carriage member for the movement in a reciprocating path... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4345524 | Load carrying vehicle and track therefor A structure for a load carrying vehicle and the track therefor. The load carrying vehicle includes a load carrying platform and a pair of side plates, one plate located adjacent to each of the platform sides. The side plates are structurally weakened, tha... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4284010 | Conveyance system A conveyance system having an overhead guide rail above a surface and one or more vehicles which are guided by the rail and partially supported on the surface by a wheel structure. Preferably, the guide rail includes the stator of a linear induction motor... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4203369 | Transportation systems In a transportation system of the kind in which vehicles move along a guideway which includes diverging junctions and a vehicle-mounted track selection mechanism can be set to control which side of the junction the vehicle is to follow, both by an on-boar... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4172423 | Tracked vehicle systems A tracked vehicle system comprises a load-carrying vehicle formed by two bogies each of which has two co-axial rollers, the two bogies being connected by an articulating spindle carrying a centering roller arranged to bear against the internal sides of th... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4166419 | Pneumatically propelled railway car transportation system A pneumatic transport system in which a transport tube is provided with an overhead rail in the form of an I-beam contained therein and a vehicle riding along the rail. The vehicle is formed by an elongated container suspended beneath the rail and displac... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4125908 | Invalid transfer lift An apparatus for lifting and transporting an invalid from a wheelchair to a bed or other location and back including a sling suspended from a motor driven winch for raising and lowering the sling. The winch is suspended from a motorized traverse mechanism... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4122778 | Damped suspended conveyor trolley A load carrier is supported on a guide rail by means of a front and rear trolley. The load carrier is pivotally connected to the front trolley by means of a pivoted rod and a shock absorber is interposed between the pivoted rod and the body of the front t... | 10/31/1978 |
| 3974777 | Rolling element for a handling equipment and equipments comprising such elements Hollow rolling element for a handling equipment comprising at least two assembled profiles forming a tubular section opened at its lower part and receiving one or several pony trucks or crane crabs, characterized in that it comprises two sheeting piles lo... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3951076 | Trolley construction A trolley comprising a trolley body, a shaft fixed on the trolley body and having ends projecting outwardly along the sides of the trolley body and a wheel on each end of the shaft. Each wheel comprises an inner race, an outer race and rollers between the... | 04/20/1976 |
