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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7571682 | Safe correlator system for automatic car wash A correlator system for automatic car wash has roller assemblies for supporting the front left and right wheels of a vehicle entering a car wash line. A set of guide rails or bars cooperate with the roller assemblies to adjust axial displacement and angular misalign... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7461599 | Derailment protection apparatus The disclosed is a derailment protection apparatus that may comprise a wheel guiding member or a rail contact member having an inclined surface, a descending device to descend the wheel guiding member or the rail contact member, and wherein the inclined surface come... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7302894 | Curved entry guide rails for car wash conveyor A vehicle tire entry guide for transitioning vehicles into a car wash lane comprises a pair of smoothly-curved, reversely similar tire guide rails covered with plastic. Each curved guide rail comprises a curved angle iron with stanchions which can be bolted to the c... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7249561 | Guardrail assembly A guardrail assembly for securing to a rail of a track has a plurality of post forming means and one or more rail means supported by the plurality of post forming means, each post forming means including locking means slidably insertable under the rail, clamping mea... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7195707 | Apparatus for determining weight and biomass composition of a trickling filter In one embodiment, a filter media tower assembly is provided comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is suspended within the second portion. The first portion is a removable media tower or cage for holding filter media, whereas the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178660 | Workpiece transport system with independently driven platforms A manufacturing operation having a first production area, a second production area, and a plurality of platforms each having independently controllable drive assemblies for moving the platforms through the production and delivery areas. Adjacent platforms are spaced... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165497 | Track system for mobile storage apparatus The invention provides longitudinally extending track support and track members for a mobile storage unit. The track support's upper surface has at least one protrusion which projects above and extends longitudinally along that upper surface. A mating recess extends... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7137601 | Check rail device A check rail arrangement for a switch or an intersection, the arrangement including a grooved rail (16) provided with a grooved rail head (14), a groove (18) and a lip (52), and a check rail (12) which is supported at least on the ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7090556 | Toy vehicle for guided motor-racing circuits A toy vehicle for a guided motor-racing circuit has a guiding groove and conductor rails adjacent thereto. A keel pivotably mounted on the vehicle engages the guiding groove to aid vehicle guidance. A magnetic device magnetically interacts with the conductor rails t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6991065 | Main line wayside rail lubricating system with feedback To lubricate a length of track, a plurality of lubricating nozzles are provided. Each nozzle is fed by the output of a single positive displacement pump, and all the pumps are controlled by a computer. Vibration sensors, sound sensors, or L/V ratio sensors detect ph... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6742458 | 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 capable of... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6644213 | Mobile carriage A mobile carriage system includes a pair of spaced, parallel end rails fixed to a support surface, often with one or more intermediate rails fixed to the support surface and located parallel to and between the pair of end rails. At least one carriage is s... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6539877 | Elevated transit vehicle An elevated transit vehicle (12) is mounted on vertical wheel supports (16) which operate in curbways (40) along public streets (24). The height of the passenger cab (12) is great enough to permit conventional passenger cars (32) to move beneath the trans... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6477964 | Guide system for a forklift A guide system for a forklift includes a single guide rail extending along a path and rollers mounted on the forklift for engagement with opposite sides of the rail. The rollers can move down the rail as the wheels on the forklift become worn.... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6456904 | Method and device for gauging distance between race cars A method and apparatus for winning a race without exceeding a maximum performance of a car, whereby maximum performance is based upon consecutive prior races. The method is comprised of determining an optimal distance by which a first car having a first p... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6435100 | 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... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431082 | Guide wheel assembly A guide wheel assembly, which can be preassembled as a single unit, is configured to be connectable to a guide frame of a rail guided vehicle. The guide wheel assembly generally includes a fixed component connectable to the guide frame and a rotating comp... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6401625 | 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... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6389982 | Transport system A ring-transport type system with load carrying vehicles traveling in one direction, with junctions connecting track on or above ground. The junctions are divided into two types where the first is of an active type for vehicle guiding including a straight... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6371031 | Mobile carriage A mobile carriage system includes a pair of spaced, parallel end rails fixed to a support surface, often with one or more intermediate rails fixed to the support surface and located parallel to and between the pair of end rails. At least one carriage is s... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6322121 | Wheel assembly with a derail guard for rail A wheel assembly for a rail vehicle that travels on a rail; the wheel assembly comprising a wheel axle, a wheel and a derail guard. The wheel is mounted for rotation about an axis defined by the wheel axle. The wheel has an annular flange on one side ther... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6314890 | Dual use transportation system A dual use transportation system having a dual mode guideway infrastructure with guide rails, power and communication sources adjacent to a roadway surface and with dual use vehicles having a movable, detachable connector gear assembly that moves to exten... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6273341 | Non-derailable train system including a movable crossing platform A non-derailable train system including a movable crossing platform for preventing train derailments. The non-derailable train system including a movable crossing platform includes spaced tracks having a rounded upper surface, train wheels having a concav... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6213269 | Power supply for a longitudinal stator drive A power supply system for a long-stator drive having at least two independent tracks, which each have at least one long-stator section and which can be connected to one another using at least one track-changing device, the long-stator sections being split... | 04/10/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6161485 | Mobile carriage A mobile carriage system includes a pair of end rails (12a, 12c) fixed to a support surface and one or more intermediate rails (12b) located parallel to and between the pair of end rails (12a, 12c). At least one carriage (10) is supported for movement on ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6158355 | Safety bracket for monorail systems A safety bracket for a vehicle used on a monorail having a top and bottom is disclosed. The vehicle includes a trolley that engages the monorail and propels the vehicle along the monorail. A load portion is attached to the trolley. The load portion can pe... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6155176 | Racing amusement ride A racing-type amusement ride utilizes a self-propelled vehicle which has guide wheels to move along a track having a beginning end, a finish end, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a top, a rail along which a guide wheel of the self-propelled ve... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152043 | Portable tracked wheel A portable tracked wheel allows the operator or robot to move a vehicle from a surface track to another, or free the vehicle from guided motion without disassembly or modification of the wheel or track. By depressing the lock tab manually with hand or foo... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6131936 | Luggage or shopping cart having a self-locking front caster wheel assembly In the front wheel assembly of a luggage or shopping cart, a sensor wheel is supported by a wheel bracket between a pair of caster wheels so as to be rotatable around a common horizontal wheel shaft and moveable downward from a neutral position coaxial wi... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6082268 | System for automated transport of automobile platforms passenger cabins and other loads A system is provided that uses small carrier vehicles that operate along electrified guideways and use standardized connections to automatically carry passenger cabins, freight loads and automobile platforms to desired destinations. Front and rear bogies ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5597217 | Anti-tip bracket for high capacity shelving A laterally mobile modular storage cabinet system having improved anti-tip bracket secured to the wheeled carriage frame, and engaging the rail support pad. The anti-tip bracket is in the configuration of an inverted "T". The bracket includes an elongated... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5590605 | Conveying device with self steering powered caster A transport system for moving along a track on a support surface. The system includes a body, a guide system and a powered self-steering caster assembly. The guide system cooperates with the track to apply lateral forces to the body to guide it along a pr... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5551347 | Human amusement ride An amusement ride for humans which is constructed to include a plurality of separate tracks located in a side-by-side relationship. On each track is located a vehicle, with this vehicle including a propulsion system which is activated and controlled by a ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5473991 | Apparatus for conveying work objects An apparatus for conveying work objects having a conveyor for moving the work objects in a predetermined direction of travel to a terminus; linking assemblies for individually releasably interconnecting the work objects and the conveyor for movement of th... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5449264 | Apparatus for distributing products from a central unit to a plurality of peripheral units Apparatus for distributing products from a central unit to a plurality of peripheral units, including at least one annular guide which connects the central unit to at least one part of the peripheral units, at least one independently motorized trolley for... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5289780 | Material handling railroad freightcar-mounted gantry and crane with toppling prevention and supplemental support upon derailment A gantry adapted for operation along rails attached to the top of a railroad car includes two pairs of wheels, each pair operating on a respective rail. A base support member is positioned above the rail and between the wheels on each side of the gantry. ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5238186 | Guard rail assembly hook A hook for a guard rail assembly has a vertical and a horizontal leg at one end adapted to engage a guard rail and a fastener receptacle at the other end adapted to receive a resilient fastener.... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5236125 | Guard rail assembly support block A support block for a guard rail assembly has a vertical wall with non parallel front and rear surfaces. A pair of spaced legs project laterally from the front surface of the vertical wall. One of the legs has inner and outer side walls which are joined b... | 08/17/1993 |
| 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 |
