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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123004 | Rail handbrake with prolonged release A hand brake actuator for a rail car has a rotary input connected to a rotary output by a transmission including a clutch and a ratchet wheel and pawl, a declutching mechanism for disengaging the clutch in a declutched position of the declutching mechanism, and a re... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7559411 | Handbrake having input load limiter A brake mechanism for activating the brake rigging of a railway car, the brake mechanism comprising a shaft having axial splines formed on one end thereof, a handle rotatably coupled to the shaft so that the handle is rotationally fixed to the shaft in a first direc... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7404473 | Automatic parking brake for a rail vehicle A manual brake release and status indicator device for a parking brake for a rail vehicle, the manual brake release can include a positioner rod having a handle at one end and a second end connected to a positioner assembly which is associated with a parking brake c... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7377369 | Brake, vehicle and roller coaster circuit A roller coaster circuit comprising a pool of water, which is run alongside or crossed, via a dry channel, by a train of vehicles provided laterally with water brakes consisting of a nozzle becoming immersed in the body of water and throwing the latter out in the fo... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7347306 | Apparatus and method for operating a take-up mechanism in a locomotive braking system The present invention discloses and claims an apparatus and method for operating a take-up mechanism. The system includes electric and manual actuating mechanisms engaged with a combiner mechanism to apply force to the take-up mechanism. In a first mode of operation... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7121388 | Automatic application hand brake An apparatus engageable with a hand brake assembly for automatically applying at least one brake device secured to a railway vehicle with such hand brake assembly. The apparatus includes an operating mechanism having at least a portion thereof engageable with at lea... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6997520 | Control and communication system for railway trains The system utilizes two bi-directional transmission lines which extend parallel to and spaced form one another along the train; a control unit operating as a main unit installed on the main engine is connected to the transmission lines and to brake control systems o... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6943675 | Locomotive hand brake alarm A hand brake system (40) for a rail vehicle providing a hand brake position alarm (76) before a train is moved with a hand brake not fully released. A switch (56) detects the position of a hand brake drive chain (18) to provide a brake en... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6913325 | Electrically operable vehicle parking brake drive An electrically or manually operable brake drive for the brakes of a vehicle which has a gear train optionally driven by a reversible electric motor or a manual member. The brakes can be set or released by the electric motor without manual changing of the drive comp... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6872165 | Parking brake system for a gearbox of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a parking brake system for transmissions of motor vehicle, especially for an automatic transmission and an automated selector transmission, having one parking brake for blocking or releasing the transmission according to actuation signals of... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6427811 | Locomotive parking brake An electronically controlled parking or safety brake is disclosed. The brake is capable of reliably immobilizing a locomotive. A brake may employ both manual and automatic modes, and be capable of providing for either mode in operation. The electronic con... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6059075 | Railroad freight car including pneumatic brake system module A fully protective multi-unit railroad freight car for carrying motor vehicles on two or three levels with the lowest level being in a cargo well between a pair of deep side sills. A pair of vehicle-carrying decks are adjustable in height and are counterb... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6039158 | Powered locomotive parking brake A power-actuated parking brake is provided that produces sufficient force to set a parking brake for a locomotive. A powered drive train rotates a sheave over which a brake chain is positioned. Rotation of the sheave draws up the brake chain that is conne... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5999863 | Microcontroller embedded control circuit for model railroads The present invention relates to a DC power pack integrated with a micro-controller embedded controller for setting various voltages to accommodate different trains run on a track system. Micro-controller embedded controller (MECC) contains memory for pre... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5813731 | Hydraulic parking brake system for railway vehicles A parking brake system for use on a railway car includes an actuator which is adapted to be attached to a service brake actuating lever arm of the railway car and to receive a flow of non-compressible holding liquid from a reservoir through a first valve ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5806937 | Trailer braking system A trailer braking system for applying hydraulic brake pressure to a trailer includes a master brake cylinder mounted to a flange body carried by the trailer frame. The master cylinder is hydraulically connected to the trailer brakes as well as to a feedba... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5188038 | Railroad car derailment safety device The present invention features a safety device that activates the air-brake system immediately upon the detection and/or occurrence of a railroad car derailment condition. The safety device includes a bar entension disposed beneath each car of a train. Th... | 02/23/1993 |
| 4408805 | Control valve assemblies for hydraulic braking systems In a dual hydraulic braking system in which brakes on opposite sides of a vehicle can be applied simultaneously for retarding or independently for steering the vehicle, a dual control valve assembly ensures that the brakes on one side cannot be applied be... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4346790 | Articulated car brake system A handbrake arrangement for railroad freight cars is disclosed that will connect a mechanical handbrake operating mechanism to the brake equipment (brake beams and brake shoes) on 2, 3, or more trucks on the same freight car. It is especially useful on ar... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4269288 | Train derail emergency brake system Downwardly depending contact members are secured to the undercarriage of railroad cars and positioned inboard from the wheels of the cars and also positioned above the level at which the wheels contact the underlying tracks. These contact members are upwa... | 05/26/1981 |
