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One pet-friendly inventor patented "a device for watering pets, e.g., a dog or cat." The device, he helpfully noted, "has the general shape of a toilet."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7124691 | Method for monitoring and controlling locomotives The present invention is directed to a locomotive comprising energy storage units, such as batteries, a prime energy source, such as a diesel engine, and an energy conversion device, such as a generator. The locomotive comprises one or more of the following features... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6990432 | Apparatus and method for performing gas turbine adjustment A system for performing gas turbine system adjustments includes a server installed on a computer, the server coupled to a gas turbine engine control system and configured to transmit data indicative of an operating state of a gas turbine engine, and a client applica... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6397759 | Non-electric locomotive and enclosure for a turbine engine for a non-electric locomotive A locomotive is described including a frame having a wall with a roof and floor defining an enclosed space thereon. A turbine engine is disposed within the enclosed space. An air inlet is provided to permit ingress of air into the enclosed space for inges... | 06/04/2002 |
| 5129328 | Gas turbine locomotive fueled by compressed natural Gas A gas turbine powered locomotive. There is a gas turbine mounted on a locomotive frame. A high speed alternator is directly connected to said gas turbine. A series of rectifiers, thyristors, smoothing reactors are connected to the alternator to form a hig... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4169414 | Electrohydraulic locomotive drive A drive for high-speed locomotives has a variable-speed electric motor which transmits torque to the input shaft of a hydrodynamic power transmission having a hydrodynamic torque converter and a hydrodynamic coupling for transmission of torque to the outp... | 10/02/1979 |
