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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7402982 | Energy storage type feeder voltage compensation apparatus and method of controlling feeder voltage An energy saving type feeder voltage compensation apparatus improved in availability at low temperatures, wherein when a secondary battery is lower in temperature than a predetermined value, an output voltage output to a feeder side is made equal to or higher than a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7307394 | Control and motor arrangement for use in model train A control and motor arrangement in accordance with the present invention includes a motor configured to generate a locomotive force for propelling the model train. The control and motor arrangement further includes a command control interface configured to receive c... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7204192 | Apparatus, systems and methods for levitating and moving objects Apparatus, systems and methods for levitating and moving objects such as vehicles, doors and windows are shown and described herein. The embodiments incorporate a track with lower rails having lower permanent magnets and the object with upper rails having upper perm... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156208 | Stairlift A stair lift includes a lift assembly arranged to be driven along a rail. The lift assembly includes a chassis supporting a load bearing member such as a seat. The chassis is formed by a main member on which are mounted a drive assembly and a levelling assembly for ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7101139 | Automated material handling system with motorized transfer vehicles A material handling system for use in storing and moving goods within multi-level storage warehouses, ocean going vessels and the like wherein storage areas are provided on at least one of the levels and wherein goods are automatically transferred to and from the st... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7032762 | Power-assisted movable rack The invention provides a relatively simple and inexpensive power-assisted movable rack system, movement of which is controlled by an operator. The movable rack system comprises a plurality of movable racks, each of which includes a plurality of wheels, a DC motor tu... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6651566 | Transportation system A transportation system includes a guideway lane and a power cable assembly extending along the guideway lane. The system further includes a vehicle configured to travel on the guideway lane. The vehicle includes a self-centering transformer that is movab... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6640958 | Conveying device for persons, with directly driven step bodies and a step body for such a device A chain-free conveying device for persons has directly driven step bodies which run forward in one direction one after the other and run back more quickly thereunder. Each step body runs on rollers, of which two may each be driven by a respective electric... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6532405 | Method for detecting a locked axle on a locomotive AC traction motor An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a method for detecting a potentially locked axle on a vehicle propelled by an AC motor. The method includes conducting a speed test by estimating axle speed and comparing estimated axle speed to measured vehicle... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6526702 | Residential program deck A plurality of wheeled cabinets, including single-sided cabinets (20) and double-sided cabinets (21), is movably mounted upon fixed rail assemblies (90) and (90A). Each cabinet is fitted with an extendable privacy partition (80), an automatically deployed... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6418855 | Industrial truck An industrial truck (1) is driven by a friction drive (7) acting on a rail (6). For this purpose, the industrial truck (1) stands on the underlying surface by way of a front steering-roller pair (3) and a rear fixed-roller pair (5) and is kept on track by... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6378442 | Car body A roof-mounted container with a base frame where electrical apparatuses can be mounted; at least one hood can be set on the base frame. Electrical apparatuses can be mounted and wired in such a roof-mounted container independently of the car body being fi... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6252316 | Coil apparatus for a linear-motor railway system A coil apparatus for a linear-motor railway system comprises six superconductive coils mounted on a bogie of a vehicle at a predetermined pitch such that N and S poles are alternately formed; ground coils disposed on either side wall of a guide, each of t... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6220173 | Trolley for rail tracks that are branched by means of switch points The invention concerns a trolley for rail tracks (3) that are branched by means of switch points. To avoid a switch point jam, while simultaneously saving power and maintenance effort, the trolley is equipped with moveable hooks and the switch points are ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6215220 | Direct-drive model railroad motor A motor comprising an axle adapted to rotate about an axis; a wound armature fixed to and concentric with the axis; two segmented wheel commutators adapted to conduct electricity across a set of tracks and fixed on opposite ends of the axle concentric wit... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6138575 | Floor transport system with rail-mounted floor transport vehicles A floor transport system with a rail guided floor transport vehicle and a guide rail system is recessed in the floor or ground plane and has a slotted track channel for guiding the vehicle along a travel path and at least two current conductors. At least ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6129025 | Traffic/transportation system In a transportation/logistics system in which a pallet/vehicle with an automobile/container mounted/fixed thereon travels, a normal steering operation is carried out by changing the direction of the wheels (including tires) by an electronically controlled... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5816169 | Model monorail system A model monorail system having at least one engine and at least one car coupled thereto, both being configured to move along a single upper rail member that is supported in an elevated position by a plurality of upright rail supports. In the preferred emb... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5775227 | Electric vehicle transport system An electric vehicle transport system makes conventional electric vehicles practical for cross-country or inter-city travel, and greatly decreases air pollution caused by emissions from combustion engine vehicles, and at the same time allows the vehicle oc... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5740741 | Method and apparatus for conveying an article on a vehicle The present invention is a method and apparatus for conveying an article on a loading platform of a vehicle by installing sensor switches on the top surface of the loading platform so that the proper loading of an article on the vehicle can be monitored a... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5632207 | Conveying system A conveying system is provided for moving a pallet along straight and curved paths. The conveying system includes a track on which the pallet is mounted for movement by a motor driven roller which engages a stationary shaft mounted on the track. The drive... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5619078 | Primary inductive pathway A primary inductive track or path 450 for a resonant inductive power distribution system is made up from a number of modules 453, each supplied as a pre-built and substantially pre-tuned segment of the track. These modules have more than one capacitor 456... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5595121 | Amusement ride and self-propelled vehicle therefor The present invention provides an amusement ride having a self-propelled electric powered ride vehicle capable of maximum acceleration of about 0.3 to as much as about 1.1 G's in either direction using a unique pinch wheel drive system, and including an o... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5511487 | Transport system with electric movers A transport system having (i) electrical movers for moving in a travel direction along a guide rail, each having (a) a drive wheel, (b) a brakeless electric motor for rotating the drive wheel, (c) a photoelectric switch adapted to sense the proximity of a... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5509492 | Drive including an external rotor motor for a vehicle wheel A compact, low maintenance, simple-design drive motor (1) for a vehicle wheel (2), rotatably mounted on a running gear (8), is obtained by virtue of the fact that an external rotor motor (1) is provided as the drive motor. The external rotor (3) of the ex... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5450796 | Transport system with electric rail cars A transport system having a first electric rail car adapted to be propelled over a guide rail, a rail car stopping device being disposed separately from the first rail car along the guide rail, the first rail car having a brakeless motor, an electric powe... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5373791 | Toy wheel A toy wheel for a model electric train is provided which is formed of two parts axially arranged next to each other. One part of the wheel has a rolling face having a high coefficient of friction for engagement with a track rail. The other part of the whe... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5289778 | Automated electric transportation system An automated electric transportation system which has an electrically driven vehicle (30) including onboard energy storage (34), combined road wheels (56) and rail wheels (58) along with manual controls (68) for transporting people and objects from one pl... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5211115 | Transporting device A transporting device has at least one autonomous workpiece carrier provided with an electric device and a drive control, and a path system provided with a plurality of stations. The workpiece carrier is provided with a unit for determining the operationa... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5174215 | Power collection system for transportation systems A power collection system for a transportation system with a vehicle and a guideway includes a stator winding disposed in the guideway for generating a traveling magnetic field which propagates in the guideway and a rotating magnetic rotor disposed in the... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5115747 | Free transfer machine with independent motorized carriages and battery recharging at work stations The present invention relates to a free transfer machine equipped with independent motorized carriages. Each carriage comprises a variable speed motor, a rechargeable battery connected to contact blocks, and an individual travelling control system compris... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4958575 | Transit vehicle apparatus and method for solar induction monorails A transportation system including a solar energy collecting monorail structure formed with a photovoltaic surface layer having a solar energy converting means for converting the collected solar energy to electrical energy. A power distribution means for d... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4951574 | Conveyor system using automotive cart A conveyor system comprises a conveyor rail and an automotive cart which travels along the conveyor rail. The automotive cart obtains power for travel from power supply rails installed in the conveyor rail. The automotive cart has a first signal receiving... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4781119 | Solar-rapid rail mass transit system A solar-powered rapid transit system is provided, which travels suspended above ground along a horizontal rail, supported by vertical/horizontal supports. The guide rail is basically a parallelogram, with five inner surfaces. It can be configured as eithe... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4744307 | Safety floor A safety floor for a mobile storage system includes one or more flat panels having end brackets that overlie horizontal support surfaces on the system rails. The brackets define longitudinal troughs, in which are mounted leaf springs and safety switches. ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4733616 | Track-bound selfpropelled car conveyor My conveyor comprises an associated track-bound car including a drive motor supplied with drive current by current-carrying rails, a container, and a cover for the conveyor, as well as a track on which the conveyor runs by a plurality of stations. In orde... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4693184 | Safety floor A low profile safety floor for electrically powered mobile storage systems includes one or more elongated panels that span the building floor between the system rails. To each end of the panels are mounted a pair of leaf springs and a safety switch. The p... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4637494 | Apparatus for moving carriages along ladders A carriage carrying a robot, a television camera, etc. is moved along a ladder having spaced ledges. The carriage has a number of gripper units moved in the direction of movement of the carriage by air cylinders or motor driven threaded rods. Each gripper... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4632038 | Monorail vehicular system A monorail vehicular system is provided, which uses an elevated track of multipiece construction, with a central electrically insulated panel having a supporting lower metal rail, which acts as one side of an electrical supply system, and with an upper me... | 12/30/1986 |
