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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6971318 | Passive monorail switch for a box shaped track A monorail switching arrangement is disclosed for switching the travel of a vehicle to either a continued-travel monorail section or a change-of-direction switched-travel monorail section, characterized by the provision of a plurality of vertically displaceable hori... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6925941 | Elevated train Elevated train comprised of one or more wagons (1) that move suspended from a rail (2) or the like. This rail is provided at the train stops with at least two transverse gaps that determine a segment (5) from which said train is suspended, with ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6644208 | Track guided vehicle system A driving wheel is displaced downward by running off a traveling wheel when a vehicle passes through a diverging part and a detection value of an encoder provided in the driving wheel becomes incorrect by spinning free of the driving wheel. A track is equ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6393993 | Transit switching system for monorail vehicles A monorail switching system for guided vehicles includes a main guideway mounted below the transportation monorail that engages a vertically shiftable keel assembly carried by the vehicle. For entrance/exit junctions, a secondary guideway defines the junc... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6332406 | Transfer system using segmented intermediate section A system (1) for transferring a movable load (2) for an installation (3) for conveying the load (2), and to transfer the load (2) from an arrival track (8) where the load (2) is conveyed along an entry conveying path (C), to at least first (9) and second ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6032584 | Apparatus for transferring paper rolls along an incline A carriage and track assembly for transferring paper and paperboard rolls along an inclined track. The assembly is useful for the transfer of paper rolls of slippery grades and is based on using a dual track (5, 6) over the length of the inclined section ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5433154 | Detachable monorail conveyor system A detachable monorail system is provided for conveying articles between workstations wherein carriers may be disengaged and moved independently from the monorail. A carrier is provided with a load retainer, a hook, and a roller. A chain having a plurality... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5238348 | Parking system Parking garage hoist translates on a central `main` aisle driven by hydraulic translation motor and raises hoist car driven by hydraulic translation motor. Both motors are mounted near the base of the hoist and power for the hydraulic motors is derived fr... | 08/24/1993 |
| 4484526 | Switching means for guideway tracks A switching structure for a guideway track including one or more running ways adapted for supporting running wheels of a guideway vehicle and one or more guide rails adapted for guiding guide wheels of the vehicle. The switching structure includes a first... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4476787 | Railway switch A switch for a railway system having a common track, and upper and lower branch tracks, each track comprising a pair of rails with one rail disposed above the other. The switch comprises a fixed support between the common and branch tracks, upper and lowe... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4276831 | Trolley storage The present invention relates to an overhead trolley switching system which is operative in both manual and automatic modes. The switching system is particularly suited for the storage of overhead trolleys and includes a secondary rail spaced from the mai... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4152992 | Track switching arrangement A switching arrangement for an elevated track having upper and lower rails includes a pair of first upper and lower switch beams at a switching interruption along the track, the beams being movable from a position of rail alignment with the upper and lowe... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4127207 | Stackable plastic bottles Stackable plastic bottle having a bulging base which is resistant to high internal pressure and which are able for packaging sparkling drinks comprising a base wall and a neck wall provided with an orifice in which the base wall and the neck wall each pos... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4034678 | Toy car and track system A toy train system providing a plurality of sections of rigid and flexible track members and a switching device for selectively connecting one of the members together. The switching device includes a pair of stationary rings and a rotatable ring with the ... | 07/12/1977 |
