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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398735 | Bernoulli type, non-contact air-activated lifting and tamping device A non-contact, air-activated lifting and tamping device which incorporates a means of producing a Bernouilli airflow at the device nozzle, creating an adjacent low air pressure region for inducing lift; and which includes provision for high velocity air jets for tam... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7383777 | Track tamping machine A track tamping machine has a machine frame extending in a longitudinal direction and tamping units mounted to the machine frame. A first or upper transverse guide extends in a transverse direction perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction. Two sliding blocks ar... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7050926 | Method of surveying a track In a method of surveying a track (9), a first or mobile measuring vehicle (1) and a second or stationary measuring vehicle (2) are placed at a distance apart from one another on a track section to be measured. A reference line (14) is for... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6978718 | Tamping device and method of tamping a railroad track's ballast A tamping device and method of compacting ballast beneath the intersection of a railroad track's tie and rail utilize a pair of tamping units, each of which terminates in a tool blade. When a pair of tamping unit's first and second tool blades are in ballast on eith... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976324 | Method of scanning a track bed profile A method for the contactless scanning of a track bed profile extending perpendicularly to a longitudinal extension of the track, comprises the steps of simultaneously effectuating the scanning and a measurement of any deviation from a desired track level at a locati... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968786 | Tamping tool unit for tamping ballast A tamping tool unit for tamping ballast under a respective one of a succession of ties of a railroad track comprises a frame extending in a longitudinal direction, a pair of tamping tool levers mounted on the frame for pivoting about pivot axes in a plane extending ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6814007 | Ballast tamping unit Adaptation to varying distances between successive ties is facilitated with a ballast tamping unit for tamping ballast under successive ties of a railroad track, which comprises a frame extending in a longitudinal direction, and tamping tool arms mounted on the fram... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6805059 | Tamping machine A tamping machine for tamping ballast underneath track ties includes a machine frame extending in a longitudinal direction and supported on the track by two undercarriages. Arranged between the undercarriages is a sub-frame which is supported on the track by a furth... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6705232 | Machine for tamping ties of a track A tamping machine for tamping ballast underneath ties of a railroad track includes a machine frame extending in a longitudinal direction and supported for mobility on the track by two undercarriages. A subframe is arranged between the undercarriages and is mobile on... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6481358 | Track tamping method and machine In a first operating stage during which ballast is delivered to a track section delimited by two undercarriages while it is lifted, the length of the track section is extended, and the track section is shortened in a second operating stage during which th... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6453822 | Tamping machine A mobile tamping machine for tamping ballast under a main track comprises a machine frame supported on undercarriages running on the main track for moving the machine frame in an operating direction, the main track defining a track plane, a ballast tampin... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6450102 | Ballast tamping machine, and machine of maintaining a track section A machine for tamping ballast underneath a railroad track includes a machine frame extending in a longitudinal direction and supported on the track by undercarriages for mobility in an operating direction. A tamping unit and a track lifting and lining uni... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6401623 | Railroad track ballast tamper The ballast tamper comprises two tool holders articulated to a chassis and equipped with tools set in vibration and fitting one on each side of a single or double cross tie of the track. The tops of the tool holders are connected by a hydraulic gripper ra... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6389979 | Assembly for tamping ballast A ballast tamping tool assembly comprises two tamping tool carriers arranged successively in a longitudinal direction, a pair of tamping picks mounted on each tamping tool carrier, one of the tamping picks of each pair being arranged at a respective end o... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6334396 | Switch stoneblower A track maintenance vehicle having a workhead that is pivotally mounted to the superstructure at its upper end. The workhead includes a blowing tube mounted at its lower end and a vertical cylinder that is selectively extendable and retractable to control... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6220170 | Method of correcting the position of a railroad track A method of correcting the position of a railroad track composed of laterally adjacent track sections connected by branch tracks comprises the steps of measuring the position of each individual track section relative to an absolute reference system common... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6170401 | Rail vehicle for use in the collection and distribution of railroad crossties A railway maintenance vehicle exchanges worn crossties for new ones. Worn ties are collected and placed on an increased capacity storage car which permits ties to be placed atop the storage cars in a lateral orientation. New ties are simultaneously unload... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6154973 | Method for correcting the track geometry of a track A method for correcting the track geometry of a track, includes measuring an initial track position of the track following lifting of the track and tamping under the track, and so computing a final desired track position as to eliminate long-wave alignmen... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6112670 | Tie ejection apparatus for use with a railroad crosstie distribution vehicle A tie ejector distributes new ties to be installed along a railway track, from a tie distribution car of a rail carried tie exchange vehicle. New ties are moved from a gondola cars to a conveyor at the rear of the tie distribution car leading to the tie e... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6067910 | Ballast tamping assembly An assembly for tamping ballast supporting a track having two rails fastened to ties comprises a vertically adjustable tamping tool carrier and a pair of tamping tools mounted on the carrier for reciprocation towards and away from one another in the longi... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5862759 | Self-propelled machine for stabilizing, by hammering and compacting, tracks laid on ballast The machine is constituted by a self-propelled truck which comprises a first hammering unit and a second compacting unit. The first unit comprises mutually opposite sets of inclined vibrating hydraulic tools which can be arranged so as to straddle each ti... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5809895 | Split tool mechanical vibrator A tamping assembly uses a split tool mechanical vibrator having corresponding front and back vibrator units powered by a single motor. A tamping tool provides easy connection to a tamping tool holder in such a way that two tamping tools may be mounted to ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5752447 | Tamping machine A ballast tamping machine comprises a machine frame supported on a track by undercarriages for moving in an operating direction, a track lifting and lining unit mounted on the machine frame and operable to correct the track position, a reference system co... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5730059 | Split tool mechanical vibrator A tamping assembly uses a split tool mechanical vibrator having corresponding front and back vibrator units powered by a single motor. A tamping tool provides easy connection to a tamping tool holder in such a way that two tamping tools may be mounted to ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5706734 | Ballast tamping machine, and method of tamping ballast under a track A tamping assembly for use in a tamping machine for compacting ballast under a group of neighboring ties of a track, includes tool carriers in spaced-apart relationship in direction of the track and vertically adjustable independently from one another, wi... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5664633 | Machine for treating a ballast bed A machine for treating a ballast bed underneath a track comprises a machine frame extending in a longitudinal direction and supported on the track by undercarriages for movement in an operating direction, a suction unit mounted on the machine frame, the s... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5640909 | Method and machine for tamping and stabilizing a track A track is tamped and stabilized at a desired level by lifting the track to a temporary level, intermittently tamping the track and then advancing along the track in an operating direction in continuously repeated tamping cycles, and in continuously repea... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5619929 | Track tamping machine, machine arrangement and method A mobile track tamping machine for simultaneously tamping ballast under a plurality of track ties comprises a machine frame extending in a longitudinal direction and supported by undercarriages on the track for movement in an operating direction. Two tamp... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5617793 | Method of tamping a plurality of ties simultaneously A method of tamping a plurality of ties fastened to rails of a track comprises repeated cycles of a first tamping operation comprising the steps of lifting the track to a desired level and simultaneously tamping ballast under two groups of adjacent ties, ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5591915 | System for the continuous measurement of the resistance of a track to transverse displacement A method of continuously measuring the resistance of a track to transverse displacement comprises the steps of continuously advancing a dynamic stabilizer along the track, applying a power to the dynamic stabilizer to impart oscillations to the track exte... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5584248 | Split tool mechanical vibrator A tamping vehicle uses a split tool mechanical vibrator having corresponding front and back vibrator units powered by a single motor. Sprockets and a synchronous sprocket belt drive front and back units to vibrate 180 degrees out of phase. A lubricant car... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5515788 | Tamping machine A ballast tamping machine comprises an elongated machine frame, and a tool carrier frame supporting a ballast tamping head, a track lifting and lining unit and an auxiliary rail lifting device comprising a rail clamping element and drive for vertically an... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5479725 | Method of and arrangement for rehabilitating a ballast bed of a track A mobile arrangement for rehabilitating a ballast bed by installing a protective layer between a subgrade and layer of ballast at a construction site of the track includes an excavation unit for continuously removing old ballast from the ballast bed to ex... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5477787 | Mobile track working machine performing track lining and ballast tamping in a first direction and ballast sweeping and plowing in the opposite direction A mobile track tamping and ballasting machine movable along a railroad track in a first operating direction and a reverse direction, which comprises a first machine frame, a second machine frame, an articulated coupling connecting the machine frames, unde... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5456180 | Machine for rehabilitating a ballast bed A mobile machine for rehabilitating a ballast bed comprises an elongated machine frame supported by spaced apart undercarriages on the track for mobility in an operating direction. Mounted on the machine frame between the undercarriages are a vertically a... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5379700 | Two machine arrangement for track tamping in switches having track lifting units mounted only on first machine A mobile track tamping machine arrangement comprises a first machine and a second machine, each machine comprising a self-propelled elongated machine frame supported on undercarriages running on the track, the first machine preceding the second machine in... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5343810 | Switch tamper A switch tamping machine comprises a machine frame, a track lifting and lining unit operated by lifting and lining drives linking the track lifting and lining unit to the machine frame, and at least one ballast tamping unit mounted on the machine frame fo... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5329856 | Continous action tamping machine A mobile machine for leveling, lining and tamping a track, has an elongated machine frame supported on undercarriages for continuous movement along the track in an operating direction during a leveling, lining and tamping operation. The machine frame comp... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5269226 | Ballast tamping assembly with mechanical stops on tamping picks for limiting pivotal movement An ballast tamping assembly comprises four independently displaceable ballast tamping units arrayed in a line extending transversely to the machine frame elongation. Each ballast tamping unit comprises a carrier frame, a tamping tool carrier vertically ad... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5231929 | Ballast cleaning machine with vibrator attached to track lifting unit for vibrating the unit transversely when replacing track on the ballast A mobile ballast cleaning machine comprises a machine frame, undercarriages supporting the machine frame for mobility on the track, an excavating chain mounted on the machine frame and arranged to excavate the ballast to expose the subgrade, a ballast scr... | 08/03/1993 |
