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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7886670 | Articulating camera transport apparatus and method An articulating camera transport apparatus and corresponding methods involving an articulating camera truck for accommodating a camera element and for engaging a set of camera dolly tracks, the tracks having a curvature, the truck including a carrier and an undercar... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7637215 | Articulating camera transport apparatus and method An articulating camera transport apparatus and corresponding methods involving an articulating camera truck for accommodating a camera element and for engaging a set of camera dolly tracks, the tracks having a curvature, the truck including a carrier and an undercar... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637216 | Articulating camera transport apparatus and method An articulating camera transport apparatus and corresponding methods involving an articulating camera truck for accommodating a camera element and for engaging a set of camera dolly tracks, the tracks having a curvature, the truck including a carrier and an undercar... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7249776 | Opposing spring resilient tension suspension system A suspension and method applies the unsprung weight of the wheels and axles to reduce the motion of the sprung weight of chassis. The suspension has a load bolster supporting the sprung weight at a ride height and a rebound member between the wheel axle support and ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7198443 | Motorcycle transport system and method therefor A motorcycle transport system and method therefor includes a crossbar that is insertable through a hollow bore of a motorcycle such as a swing arm pivot so that the motorcycle is securable for transport by securing the crossbar. One or more stands may couple to the ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7032913 | Opposing spring resilient tension suspension system A suspension and method applies the unsprung weight of the wheels and axles to reduce the motion of the sprung weight of chassis. The suspension has a load bolster supporting the sprung weight at a ride height and a rebound member between the wheel axle support and ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6615740 | Machine for transport of passengers and cargo An electrically powered vehicle transportation system utilizes a guideway with parallel enclosed rails. Each enclosed rail has an electrical bus bar for supplying power to vehicles on the guideway. The guideway will accommodate dual-mode vehicles that are... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6439131 | Convertible highway and rail freight vehicle A freight vehicle adapted to be convertible from highway to railway use and vice versa including a trailer having multiple railway wheels and highway wheels pivotally connected to the underside of the trailer and with the wheels being extendible for opera... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6182577 | Automobile transport unit This invention is a transportation system and method of transport the provides a way for transport of vehicles in which the vehicles are loaded onto self-propelled pallets that are coupled to self-propelled apparatus that is in turn coupled to a fixed and... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6095055 | Separable rail transport unit for carrying a load, particularly a road unit A rail transport unit for carrying a load consisting of a road vehicle includes a support structure having two longitudinal ends. Each end is connected to an axle block or bogie by a composite interface, and at least one of the ends is free and defines an... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5890433 | Intermodal vehicle for forming train of trailers A retractable intermodal vehicle (10) for supporting and connecting modified semitrailers (11) end-to-end to form a train of trailers capable of being operated on a railroad track (172); the semitrailers also able to be operated on a highway as regular se... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5826517 | Bogie coupling system for convertible railway-railroad vehicle An intermodal vehicle for both highway and railway use. A bogie is rigidly and releasably connected to a trailer for supporting the trailer for transportation over a railway. The trailer has a retractable roadway tire assembly for extending and retracting... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5651656 | Rail transportable ramps for loading semi-trailers on trains A ramp car for use in an intermodal train includes a ramp having a set of rail wheels mounted at one end and a connector at the one end for coupling the ramp car to a flat bed rail car. A second connector, including lifting apparatus, is operatively assoc... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5601030 | Railraod bogie, for connecting vehicles in an articulated train A railroad bogie is disclosed. Such railroad bogie has a bogie body with a horizonal frame with front and rear ends and elongated sides therebetween. The bogie body also has an upstanding front plate and rear plate and side plates therebetween with lower ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5564341 | Coupling assembly between two successive wagon structures and a common bogie An assembly for coupling to the same bogie the opposite ends of two successive wagon structures having a "V"-shaped front end (18) articulated on the bogie and an open rear end (13) consisting of two parallel arms (14, 15) has a pivoting cross member (26)... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5537931 | Bogie adapter for intermodal trailer There is disclosed a rail bogie for connection with an intermodal or rail highway trailer having conventional highway wheels. The rail bogie includes an adapter engageable with a trailer and incorporating a lift mechanism for enabling the adapter to be lo... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5431110 | Truck-train system with locking mechanism employing a moment arm A truck-train system that provides for the mounting and dismounting of a truck-trailer on/from a railway dolly at any stretch of train rails which is paved or gravelled level to the height of the rail head, and employing a moment arm reaction locking mech... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5297858 | Safety coupler-air brake interlock A safety interlock for an intermodal train has a locking pin shiftable for locking a coupling pin in a coupling position. An air valve is associated with the locking pin for providing an air pressure signal when the locking pin is retracted, which signal ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5291835 | Retractable intermodal vehicle A retractable intermodal vehicle for supporting and connecting modified semitrailers end-to-end to form a train of trailers capable of being operated on a railroad track; the semitrailers also able to be operated on a highway as regular semitrailers. The ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5220870 | Convertible highway-railway hauling vehicle A hauling vehicle for both highway and railway use is disclosed. A highway wheel assembly is permanently and slidably mounted to the underside of the vehicle. The highway wheel assembly includes a set of leaf springs and air bags which are used to raise a... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5216956 | Truck train system having a removable first truck and a second truck with a load platform and an extendable center sill A truck-train system uses a first ("A") railway dolly or bogie to support the front or fifth-wheel hitch end of roadable truck-trailer. It uses a second ("B") railway dolly to support the rear or roadable wheel end of the same truck-trailer. The first ("A... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5167190 | Mobile engine-carrier convertible between road and rail use with folding swan-neck and ramps for attaching to railway bogies In a road-transportable trailer having a connecting arm (11) of a "swan neck" type, and including an oblique arm (15), followed by a branch (17), a forward extremity of the former including a lower support rack (16), and a retractable telescopic support a... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5107772 | Rail bogie for transporting semi-trailers with vertically movable king pin assemblies on common frame A rail bogie for hooking with semi-trailers and the like road vehicles comprises a truck having a wheel-mounted chassis and a fifth-wheel frame above the chassis. Power jacks or inflatable balloons are mounted between this chassis and the frame for moving... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5097770 | Traveling apparatus for automatically mounting, dismounting, and driving a rail carriage An automatic traveling apparatus comprising a self-propelling car having a self-propelling drive is mounted on a carriage car in such a manner as to be dismountable therefrom. The apparatus also includes a driving-force transmission which, when the self-p... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5092247 | Process for converting a railway-track renewal train and vehicle for carrying out the process A method and apparatus for converting a railway-track renewal train into a train for laying new railway track. The railway-track renewal train includes a first truck bearing on a bogie rolling on a renewed track, a second truck bearing on spaced first and... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5020445 | Truck-train system for transporting truck trailers along rails using railway dollies A truck-train system uses a railway dolly or bogie to support the front end of one truck-trailer and the rear end of another truck-trailer. A pair of truck-trailer support members are pivotally connected to the railway dolly. They are provided with a fixe... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4981082 | Railway highway vehicle A railway train of truck trailers or trailer chassis coupled end to end with the back end of each trailer (and the front end of a following trailer, if any) pivotally supported on the bolster of a railway truck by a subframe having vertically facing load ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4964767 | Method for combining individual road-transport with rail-bound train-transport, and apparatus for implementing the method Individual road transport and rail-bound transport are combined with rapid transfer from one transport mode to the other. The transport units for individual traffic are semi-trailer trucks. The load and transported-material bearing semi-trailer are transf... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4938643 | Rail mounted crane carrier A self-propelled rail transport vehicle for carrying a hydraulic crawler crane is provided. The transport vehicle is designed to normally travel along the rails of a track and allow crane operation either from the transport or from a ground off-loaded pos... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4922832 | Intermodal road/rail transportation system An intermodal road/rail transportation system wherein the freight containers or road trailers are adapted for transportation on detachable rail trucks or bogies. The system includes various bogie constructions, locking devices and trailer constructions wh... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4838744 | Intermodal system for transporting a semi-trailer on two railway vehicles An intermodal system for moving highway semi-trailers by rail transportation. With the system of the present invention, trailers of any length are carried on a plurality of rail bogies such that one end of the semi-trailer is carried by one rail bogie and... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4773336 | Railroad bogie for removably supporting coupled semi-trailers A road/rail transport system is described and comprises rail bogies of the kind having two axles and a central bogie bolster arranged between the axles and transverse to the intended direction of travel and semi-trailers which are preferably of the kind h... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4721430 | Railroad track vehicle A vehicle for use in transporting heavy equipment having a hydraulic system including a hydraulic pump, which vehicle has a hydraulic motor arranged to drive a pair of railroad track wheels. The vehicle also has an arrangement such that the hydraulic moto... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4574707 | Convertible highway railroad vehicle A cargo body with a rubber tired truck permanently connected to its rear end, is propelled along the highway by any conventional highway tractor. For rail service the highway truck is cradeled in a railroad wheeled truck and the front end of each cargo bo... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4448132 | Convertible railway-highway vehicle A convertible vehicle provided with a truck assembly adjacent the rear end and a plurality of liftable axle assemblies intermediate its ends. The truck assembly has railway wheels lowered for railway use and highway wheels lowered for highway use. The lif... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4416571 | Truck and rail transportation system The present invention comprises an elongated container which may be carried either by rail or on a highway by a conventional truck tractor. The container includes a pair of dolly engaging pins fixed to its floor at the opposite ends thereof. The pins are ... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4405271 | Convertible rail-highway vehicle chassis A railroad car as a chassis of two parts and which are connected together by a coupling device. By lifting one end of the chassis by jacks it is possible to remove a railroad type truck and replace it with truck fitted with wheels and tires. The coupling ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4397601 | Convertible rail-highway vehicle The present invention relates to a dismountable car for the technical coordination of rail-highway transport, wherein the car is adapted to support two identical loads and its chassis is in two elements respectively borne by the end bogies and provided wi... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4397243 | Convertible highway railroad vehicle A highway trailer has an underframe of side walking beams, to which it is pivotally connected on a horizontal transverse axis. These walking beams can be mounted on, preferably with a nesting fit, the main longitudinal side frame members of a railroad tru... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4386880 | Trailer transporting rail-way car A railway transport vehicle including a single load carrying beam having a novel coupling mechanism provided at each end and with one end including a rail truck and hydraulic lifters for lifting that end of the beam from a lowered position to a trailer ax... | 06/07/1983 |
