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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113126 | Rail road car truck and bolster therefor A rail road freight car truck has a truck bolster and a pair of side frames, the truck bolster being mounted transversely relative to the side frames. The mounting interface between the ends of the axles and the sideframe pedestals allows lateral rocking motion of t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7631603 | Rail road car truck and bolster therefor A rail road freight car truck has a truck bolster and a pair of side frames, the truck bolster being mounted transversely relative to the side frames. The mounting interface between the ends of the axles and the sideframe pedestals allows lateral rocking motion of t... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7624687 | Truck apparatus for railway cars A truck apparatus for a railway car includes a pair of wheel sets each having a pair of wheels joined by an axle. A frame is provided for carrying one end of a railway car body and a system positions the frame in a pendulum fashion from each axle end in order to ind... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7469641 | Bolster and spring pockets for use with rail truck A bolster for use with a rail truck assembly comprising a spring receptacle having a plurality of spring pockets on the bottom of each bolster. The bolster slidingly attached to a side frame at each end. A spring group comprising load springs and control springs, th... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7434518 | Two-piece model railroad truck frame A truck for use on a piece of model railroad rolling stock, the truck having axle/wheels sets associated therewith includes two identical truck portions, which, when joined, form a model railroad truck frame, which is held together by mechanical impedance by a frame... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7267058 | Articulated truck Wires (electric wires) 29 and 30 of cars are connected to each other through connecting wires mounted to a truck frame of an articulated truck. The connecting wires are inserted into a flexible protecting pipe member and an intermediate portion thereof... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7174837 | Three-piece motion control truck system An improved three-piece truck system for railroad cars provides long travel side bearings for improved stability, a “wide” friction shoe design or equivalent to improve sideframe and bolster squareness, a resilient pedestal pad for improved curving performance a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7143474 | Compact, modular storage system A shelving system includes at least two parallel lengths of track, at least two pair of end pieces disposed on opposite ends of each of the at least two lengths of track, and a stationary shelving unit attached to one of the at least two pair of end pieces, with the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7082881 | Mount apparatus for mounting a measurement device on a rail car A mount apparatus for mounting a measurement device on a rail car above a track surface of a railroad track including a securement member adapted to be secured to the unsprung component of the rail car, a pivot arm pivotably connected to the securement member, the p... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066095 | Railway undercarriage with a radially adjustable wheel axles A rail vehicle undercarriage comprises a load bearing implement 1 in the form of the bogie frame of a two-axle bogie, wherein the load bearing implement 1 is supported on two wheel pairs 4, 4; 4, 4 by means of spring elements 2. One respe... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017498 | Multi-purpose universal sideframe for railway trucks An improved sideframe has a bolster opening configured to accept a variety of spring group and friction shoe assembly designs. The bolster opening is defined by a bottom section, a top compression member, and two opposing column members and has two column wear plate... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004079 | Rail road car and truck therefor An autorack rail road car is provided with a truck that includes a pair of sideframes supported on wheel sets with bearing adapters positioned therebetween. The bearing adapters and the sideframes have associated parts or surfaces with curvatures configured to permi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004078 | Truck for railroad car In a truck for railroad car capable of absorbing and reducing deformation due to torsional force acting on an end beam, end portions of right and left side frames 2a and 2b of a truck frame 2 are connected by an end beam 3. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6871598 | Arrangement of radial bogie An arrangement for self-steering, radial bogie, truck or vehicle frame for locomotives and other railroad vehicles, which includes steering beams for and located behind their respective leading and trailing wheelsets, and whose rotary motions are coupled by an inter... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6827024 | Multiple truck rail vehicle with unified bolster-car body The invention provides a multiple axle rail vehicle wherein the car body of the rail vehicle is provided with multiple center plate members at each end of the car body. Multiple trucks are attached to each end of the car body with each truck individually connected t... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6725782 | Railroad test vehicle comprising a railroad measurement axle suspension A railroad test vehicle extending in a longitudinal direction comprises a measurement axle comprising two flanged wheels rotatable about a measuring axis extending transversely to the longitudinal direction and adapted to run on two track rails. A cross member exten... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6681702 | Skate for use with a floor track storage system The wheeled skate includes an inverted U-shaped elongated channel member, two housings, and two wheels. The channel member has apertures formed in the top near both ends of the member. Each housing is in an inverted U-shape and has a rounded portion cover... | 01/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6637344 | Running gear for a rail vehicle The running gear (1) for a rail vehicle comprises at least two wheel sets (3) mounted in wheel set bearings (2). The wheel sets have axles (4), wheels (5) and a chassis frame (6). The chassis frame (6) is provided with two longitudinal sole bars (7) and w... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6546877 | Railway truck frame mounted load weigh valve A load weigh valve assembly for a railway car is provided. The load weigh valve assembly is mounted to the truck frame on primary sprung trucks to enable actuation of the load weigh valve pivot arm. The load weigh valve assembly is also mounted to the tru... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6457419 | Train axle system with movable wheels A train axle system with movable wheels, comprising an axle whose necks, where the wheels are positioned, are provided with a toothing formed with straight teeth having axial generators, the inner part of the wheel hubs having a similar toothing so that t... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6453825 | Underframe for a rail-borne vehicle for the freely movable transport of loads The invention relates to an underframe for a rail-borne vehicle for transporting freely movable loads, more specifically the underframe of a railroad crane. The underframe has a plurality of curve-negotiating wheel sets which are accommodated in bogies an... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6443071 | Drive bogie for a rail way vehicle and rail way vehicle equipped with such a bogie A drive bogie includes axles, a chassis and a device for driving each axle, including a motor, a reduction gearbox and a transmission coupling between the motor and the reduction gearbox, with a support mechanism being provided to allow the vehicle to sup... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6418859 | Running gear for rail vehicles A truck for a railway vehicle has a truck frame with four individual wheels, which are mounted so that they can rotate around horizontal axles, and whereby one wheel pair is driven. To be able to negotiate tight curves with minimal wear, maximum safety an... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6371033 | High capacity integrated railway car truck A three piece stabilized railway car truck is provided with dimensions corresponding generally with an AAR nominal 100 ton size truck and a load carrying capability satisfactory for use with railway cars having a 315,000 pound gross weight on rail rating.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6305297 | Railway vehicle bogie and process for manufacturing a side member of such a bogie A railway vehicle bogie, including at least two axles, at least one side member being provided to connect the axles to a central part of the bogie. The side member is formed by an elastic blade shaped as a vertically oriented continuous flattened loop whi... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6276282 | Rail vehicle with engine and wagon A rail vehicle with at least one driving unit and at least one adjacent wagon body that is capable of tilting during operation, where the tilting is provided by an assembly mounted on a travelling gear. The driving unit and the adjacent wagon body have th... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6263801 | Multi-mode trailer suspension system for use with rail bogies A multi-mode trailer suspension system for use on a highway and a railroad is provided. The suspension system has a frame and a sub-frame pivotally connected to the frame. At least one lower suspension arm is pivotally connected to one of either the frame... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6250232 | Running gear for a rail vehicle A running gear for a rail vehicle having sprung longitudinal members of plastic, connected to one another by means of a cross-member structure and at their free ends to axle-boxes for rail wheels. In order to obtain optimal stability of the wheelset guida... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6220177 | Bogie for railway vehicle and process for manufacturing same A bogie for a railway vehicle which is supported on wheels mounted on at least two axles wherein the bogie includes a chassis which includes at least one housing in the form of a tubular beam which receives a side member which connects the at least two ax... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6220175 | Apparatus and method for mounting a generator to the axle of a railroad car An apparatus and a method of mounting a standard size power generating unit (30) to any one of several different sized railroad cars utilizes different sized interface blocks (28) to mate the unit to the bearing adapter blocks (14) of the cars. The axle (... | 04/24/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6147426 | Housing and mounting portion for an alternator An alternator 14 includes a stator housing 18 that has a longitudinal axis. A mounting portion is coupled to the stator housing 18 to couple the alternator 14 to the engine 12. The portion has a first securing portion 36 and a second securing portion 38 o... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6053112 | Shimming of railway car primary suspensions There is disclosed a method for compensating for wheel wear to maintain a constant car floor height above the railroad track where the compensating shim is at all times attached to the railway truck. The method comprises generally the steps of providing a... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6049138 | Axle-mounted electrical power device having an improved drive coupling An electrical power device (30) for mounting on a vehicle includes a drive coupling (44, 100, 120) for rotationally coupling the rotor (46) of the power device to the axle and wheel assembly (12) of the vehicle. The drive coupling includes a drive shaft (... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6003444 | Dolly for straight side conveyor pan A dolly for use in a straight sided flat bottom conveyor pan. The dolly is comprised of a frame, a pair of inner wheels and a pair of outer wheels. The inner wheels travel on an inner track of a conveyor pan and the outer wheels travel on an outer track o... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5924654 | Railroad car sensing system A railroad car sensing system for monitoring car performance by detecting vertical, transverse and/or longitudinal car truck movements, which includes one or more accelerometers mounted on a plastic brake beam guide for generating and sensing car truck mo... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5915306 | Generator mounting assembly A mounting assembly secures a generator and facilitates attachment to a railroad railcar on the end of the railcar axle. The generator produces electricity from the axle of a railroad railcar while it is traveling on a railroad track. A generator is mount... | 06/29/1999 |
