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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975621 | Rail firefighting platform An apparatus for fighting fires comprises a rail carriage, a base mounted upon the rail carriage and an enclosure mounted upon the base. The enclosure includes a top wall having an aperture defined therein. At least one vertically extendible lift is mounted within t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7351026 | Rail-car unloading apparatus and method A rail-car unloading apparatus and method for the same configured to be positioned over fixed rails of a railroad track. The rail-car unloading apparatus includes a frame structure and two parallel rails. The frame structure includes two outer main beams extending s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329457 | Thin composite laminate and use thereof in making sports articles, especially boots Laminated composite material usable to make articles of manufacture, such as boots or other sports articles in particular. The laminate is a new basic material particularly directed to articles of manufacture having drastic mechanical requirements and which are very... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7278359 | Railway car for transporting semi-trucks The invention is directed to a railway car for the transportation of semi-trucks. The railway car may have an interior defined by a support surface for the trucks, a pair of upstanding sidewalls, and a roof. End doors may be located at each end of the railway car fo... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270061 | Mobile system for rail-car unloading apparatus and method A rail-car unloading apparatus and method for the same configured to move over a surface. The rail-car unloading apparatus comprises a frame structure, having opposite first and second sides, hydraulic arms and hydraulic legs. The hydraulic arms are coupled to the f... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7107669 | System for mounting an underfloor electronic equipment This invention relates to a system for mounting an underfloor electronic equipment to a rolling stock body having an underfloor storage portion formed under the floor in the longitudinal direction of the body as a portion of the body. The underfloor storage portion ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7044062 | Dropped deck center beam rail road car A center beam car has a main deck structure extending laterally from a main center sill, a laterally extending top truss structure, and a central vertically oriented central beam structure. The center beam so formed defines bunks upon in which to carry cargo. The up... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025003 | Dropped deck center beam rail road car with shallow center sill A center beam rail road car has a center sill that runs along the car from end to end. The center sill is dog-legged, having end portions mounted over rail car trucks, and a downwardly stepped central portion between the trucks. A central beam assembly stands upward... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6935245 | Railway car for transporting semi-trucks The invention is directed to a railway car for the transportation of semi-trucks. The railway car may have an interior defined by a support surface for the trucks, a pair of upstanding sidewalls, and a roof. End doors may be located at each end of the railway car fo... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6907828 | Model train cars A model train freight car and a method of manufacturing the same. An aluminum model freight train car body is extruded through a die. At least one accessory is attached to the freight car body. The model train freight car weight ranges from about 1.0 lbs. to about 1... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6871599 | Railway car In a railway car body formed of hollow shape members 40, a hollow shape member 51 having a shock absorbing function is provided to the ends of a hollow shape member 40 constituting an underframe 30, where impact load is most likely to be ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6865992 | Increased capacity railway car A railway car includes a first end, a second end, and a first side disposed longitudinally between the first end and the second end. The first side includes a concave portion in a generally horizontal plane of the railway car. The concave portion provides a railway ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6736071 | Rail cars for intermodal train An integral intermodal train is provided for carrying standard over-the-highway semi-trailers. The intermodal train can include a standard locomotive pulling one or more train segments. Each segment can have a plurality of platforms and may be loaded or unloaded ind... | 05/18/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6435102 | Front section of a railway car The invention relates to the front section of a railway car comprising a motor transverse beam (2) which is horizontally arranged and vertical to the railway car axis (1). Both front section ends are firmly connected to the longitudinal supports located o... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431083 | Rail vehicle with a fiber composite material head module The subject matter of the invention is a rail vehicle with a head module made of a composite fiber material. For this, a joining region with height-tolerance compensating means (5) is arranged on the underframe (3) and a joining edge with longitudinal and... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6378444 | Rail vehicle body, a rail vehicle, and corresponding assembly methods The invention relates to a rail vehicle body of the type comprising a grid structure, itself comprising longitudinal elements and cross elements interconnected at nodes, and supporting outer and inner coverings. Longitudinal and cross elements are circula... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6360672 | Locomotive with operator cabin rear impact protection A protective member positioned at the rear of the operator cab of a locomotive. The protective member provides impact protection for a passenger in the locomotive in the event of an impact between the rear panel of the locomotive and a foreign object duri... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6305296 | Power pack trolley and captivation system A conveyor belt structure (10) has a pair of longitudinally extending tracks or stringers (11) upon which trolleys can ride. A power pack trolley (12) also rides stringers (11). The trolley (12) has stringer-engaging wheels (14) and a power pack supported... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6293415 | Railborne mobile crane A railborne mobile crane mounted on a chassis with a superstructure, a counterweight and a boom which are arranged so as to be swivelable about a vertical axis of the superstructure. The superstructure is contoured so as to be within a prescribed clearanc... | 09/25/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6257150 | Rapid discharge railcar door A rapid discharge railcar door consisted of a plastic main body reinforced by an aluminum frame, and which provides sufficient strength against load-bearing forces and withstands changes in temperature. The main body of the door is made from a polymer in ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6213028 | Increased capacity railway car A railway car includes a first end, a second end, and a first side disposed longitudinally between the first end and the second end. The first side includes a concave portion in a generally horizontal plane of the railway car. The concave portion provides... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6138578 | Freight container ventilation system A ventilated transportable freight container is disclosed. The container is ventilated by natural convection through at least one lower side vent comprising a lower plenum chamber for distributing air into the container and restricting entry of moisture i... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6101766 | Sanitary cell A module structure toilet room (1) is disclosed. The toilet room is built from module parts (49-52) containing functional units in the form of a toilet bowl (8), a fecal tank (7), a heat exchanger (61), a water tank (13), etc. Each module has connection c... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5727473 | Rotary lock for a split ramp railway car A rotary locking mechanism connects an upper ramp and a lower ramp of a split ramp railway car. A pin carrier supports a coupling pin and is mounted to the lower ramp by a swivel pin. The pin carrier can pivot horizontally relative to the lower ramp. A du... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5676266 | Dual air line arrangement for rotary/bottom dump coal car A rail car having dual air hose connections at each end at upper and lower positions. The dual air hose connection provides universal connectability between adjacent cars having a single connection hose having ends at either an upper or lower position.... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5480042 | Lock and coupler for a railway ramp car having fluid and electrical couplings A retainer is provided for retaining a catch mounted to a first portion of a split ramp car in its unlocked position as a second portion of a ramp car exits a locking area in which it is previously locked. An arm portion of the retainer extends into the l... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5445083 | Lock and coupler for a railway ramp car A retainer is provided for retaining a catch mounted to a first portion of a split ramp car in its unlocked position as a second portion of a ramp car exits a locking area in which it is previously locked. An arm portion of the retainer extends into the l... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5400718 | Loading wagon for transport, storage and discharge of bulk material A loading wagon (1) for the transport, storage and discharge of bulk material has a wagon frame (2) supported on on-track undercarriages (3) and a wagon body (5) connected to the wagon frame, there being arranged in the base region of the wagon body a bas... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5307744 | Magnetic skirt product protection assembly for transporting on railroad cars A magnetic skirt assembly is provided which is used as a metallic particle and grit collector on a railroad car to protect transported products. The magnetic skirt (20) includes a supporting frame structure (21) and a magnetic material (36) operatively at... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5222443 | Railway ramp car A ramp car for loading and unloading vehicles comprises first and second ramps mounted respectively to first and second wheel sets. The first and second ramps extend toward each other in a lowered loading position for providing access for vehicles to a tr... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5193453 | Railroad car trash compactor A railroad car trash compactor includes an elongated box defining an elongated trash compartment therein. A compactor blade is movably mounted within the box and is movable from a fill position adjacent the forward end of the box to a discharge position a... | 03/16/1993 |
| 4883241 | Helicopter pad for trains The helicopter pad for use on trains comprising a flat surface having an area suitable for the receipt of helicopter skids, a plurality of structural members connected to the flat surface and to the frame of a railroad car, and a ladder extending from the... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4825774 | Underfloor construction of monorail vehicle and method of assembling the same The workability during fabrication of an underfloor construction of a monorail vehicle is improved by reducing the steps of fabrication. An underfloor construction of a monorail vehicle comprises truck enclosures detachably mounted at positions where truc... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4800819 | Railway car A railway idler car used as a spacer car between loaded cars that carry very long objects, such as plates, girders, structural steel, pipe, poles and the like. The car is of a skeleton design and is incapable of carrying freight.... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4767253 | Tunnel cleaning train In the particular embodiments of the invention described herein there is disclosed apparatus for loading particulate material into a train of coupled rail cars. The apparatus includes open topped rail cars which carry a continuous rail track of rails whic... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4751883 | Railway car for transport of grain or automobiles A railway car is convertible from a grain carrying car to a vehicle transport car and vice-versa. The car has closed sides, a roof and a floor and end doors movable from a closed position when in the grain carrying mode and to an open position for vehicle... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4704539 | Apparatus for the transportation, positioning and sealing of a container for receiving irradiated fuel from beneath a loading pit in a nuclear installation An apparatus for transportation, positioning and sealing a container used for receiving irradiated fuel from beneath a loading and unloading pit of a nuclear installation including a cart which is successively brought through a hall underneath a loading p... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4681662 | Hot coke bucket and bucket car assembly An assembly of a rotary coke bucket and a bucket car for transporting hot coke to a dry quenching facility comprising: at least three rollers arranged on the upper surface of the bucket car in a circular configuration; and a rotary arm with the rotating a... | 07/21/1987 |
