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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5573347 | Drain preparation apparatus and method of using same An apparatus and method for preparing a drain from a trench in a single pass by lining the trench with a filter fabric, a first layer of bulk material, a drain pipe and a second layer of bulk material. A guide chute guides the filter fabric into the trenc... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5448953 | Running gear unit for low-floor rail vehicles A running gear unit for low-floor rail vehicles includes a running gear frame on which individual wheels are rotatably mounted through a respective rocker and the rocker is articulatingly attached and supported by primary springs. The running gear frame i... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5222442 | Torsion bar railway truck A railway truck has frames on each side divided into separate components or lever arms extending from the axles. Opposed arms are secured together by a pair of parallel torque tubes. A bolster rides on the tubes and maintains the tubes in parallel and pro... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5031545 | Resilient swivel joint for railway car suspensions A resilient swivel joint for railway cars and the like. The joint has a first connector and a second connector attached to one another by a resilient member. The joint includes a stop that rotates with the second connector to facilitate relative rotationa... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4817535 | Stand alone well car with double axle suspension system A stand alone double stack railroad well car for carrying stacked containers is disclosed. The car includes a platform suspended at each end upon swing hangers from a multiple axle truck or suspension system, utilizing leaf springs. Adjacent axles are con... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4494464 | Castor wheel carriage A wheeled carriage is proposed which is capable of moving on rails to-and-fro, and of moving on a railless flat floor in any desired direction. The carriage has at least three pivotable wheel units. Each of these units consists of a first wheel and a seco... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4459919 | Radial truck A supporting and guiding device for railway vehicles has at least four wheels 1, 2 mounted on a support intended to be fixed to the body 3 of a vehicle near one end thereof. The device includes a cross bar 8 maintained perpendicular to the vertical plane ... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4457238 | Railway truck; pivotal connection A railway truck assembly adapted to produce steering of the wheel axles radially to a curve to reduce wear and noise and characterized by a pivot connection between the bolster and the truck frame elements which; in cooperation with direct transmission of... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4388872 | Railway car bogie construction A bogie for rail cars comprises a traverse which has a portion at each side which extends forwardly and rearwardly and includes a central pin which is engaged in a support box of a half bogie. Each side of the traverse carries a pin which engages in the s... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4285280 | Radial railway truck A short wheelbase railroad truck having two axles intended to assume a radial configuration when the railroad vehicle rounds curves comprises a frame having two side members and axles mounted in bearing means. The bearing means are pivotally attached to t... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4022133 | Lateral truck movement control system A device for reducing the lateral movements of a railway vehicle caused by irregularities in the rail. The railway vehicle contains at least one wheel which is mounted for limited rotation around a generally vertical axis. A separate power-operated contro... | 05/10/1977 |
