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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350872 | Gravity discharge grain wagon having an adjustable discharge chute assembly A wheel supported grain wagon includes a container with sloping side walls extending to an incline bottom wall, and a gravity discharge opening is formed within one of the side walls adjacent the bottom wall. A door panel is supported by tracks for movement between ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7261353 | Dividers for reduction of aerodynamic drag of vehicles with open cavities A drag-reduction concept for vehicles with open cavities includes dividing a cavity into smaller adjacent cavities through installation of one or more vertical dividers. The dividers may extend the full depth of the cavity or only partial depth. In either applicatio... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7192238 | Method for loading a freight train In a method of loading several like coupled storage cars with bulk material, a first storage car is first filled with the bulk material by reducing the conveying speed mode of a bottom conveyor band in the first storage car to a bulk material storing speed mode whil... | 03/20/2007 |
| 6459061 | Segmented conveyor sorter A sorter conveyor system according to the invention includes at least one endless conveyor loop including a rail. One or more conveyor segments are mounted on the rail. Each segment is a series of cart units each having wheel structures mounted for rollin... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6246023 | Segmented tilt tray sorter A sorter conveyor system according to the invention includes at least one endless conveyor loop including a rail. One or more conveyor segments are mounted on the rail. Each segment is a series of cart units each having wheel structures mounted for rollin... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6227123 | Railroad car pick-up shoe A wayside electrical pick-up shoe for operating the discharge, or the like, of a railcar includes a spring biased electrical contact pivotally attached to a base plate with a mechanism for electrically insulating the base plate from the electrical contact... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6073561 | Box car for transporting bulk material A box car for transporting bulk material comprises a frame supported on undercarriages running on a track, a box supported on the frame for storing the bulk material, a bottom conveyor band arranged in the box, the bottom conveyor band being reversibly dr... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5967349 | Spring tab shim support in rotary shank coupler A coupler is provided for a railroad rotary dump car. The coupler comprises a coupler housing, a coupler head, a buff loading shim, and as most preferred, a plurality of spring tabs, and spring tab fasteners. The coupler housing defines a coupler cavity w... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5735217 | Rail-type conveyor system The rail-type conveyor system contains self propelling container trucks which circulate between stations and are provided with unlockable unloading device. Each of the stations is termed with at least one stopping point and have a receiving device for acc... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5445080 | Free ranging monotrack sortveyor with selectively lockable article carrying tilt tray The invention is a monotract conveyor which has a pivotal tray which is selectively lockable to either pivot to either side of a track which the conveyor runs on, or to stay in an upright position. The tray is mounted to an upper portion of the conveyor u... | 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 |
| 5099766 | Ballast wagon for reviewing railway ballast with rotary storage drums A rotary dump wagon for handling ballast having a carriage with a first conveyor mounted thereon for conveying ballast the length of the carriage and a plurality of hollow drums supported by the carriage and engaging the first conveyor for rotational move... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5029532 | Control cab A self-unloading train having a locomotive, a plurality of hopper cars, a discharge car and a control cab. The plurality of hopper cars have an underlying conveyer for the receipt of material from the hopper cars. The hopper cars are detachably connected ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4883321 | Combination rear dump and bottom dump semi trailer The present invention relates to a new type of trailer for trucks used in the construction industry. The invention discloses a combination bottom dump and end dump trailer in a single unit. The trailer generally comprises a cargo area, a bottom dump hatch... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4809617 | Box car A mobile apparatus arranged to store and transport bulk material comprises a box car having a frame and a box for storing and transporting the bulk material. A conveyor band arrangement for conveying the bulk material stored in the box in a conveying dire... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4733451 | Method for constructing a combination rear dump and bottom dump trailer The present invention relates to a new type of trailer for trucks used in the construction industry. The invention discloses a combination bottom dump and tail dump trailer in a single unit and a method to build such a unit. The trailer generally comprise... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4580843 | Bale rack A bale rack comprises an elongate horizontal frame mounted on wheels for movement along the ground, and a pair of bale supports extending along opposite sides of the frame. The bale supports are pivotable relative to the frame between a raised position, i... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4508388 | Hoist control valve interlock system for trolley-assisted dump trucks A hoist control valve interlock system for trolley-assisted dump trucks prevent a dump vessel from an unexpected upward movement caused by the operator's mismanipulation during running on an ascent course under the trolley mode condition. The interlock sy... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4408542 | Center sill gondola car A gondola railway car comprising a car truck attached to each end of a continuous center sill, a pair of generally vertical end panels, a pair of generally vertical side panels joined to the end panels, a plurality of cross bearers extending from the cent... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4370819 | Apparatus for depositing and spreading ballast An apparatus for depositing and spreading ballast between and exteriorly of railroad rails and cross ties. A hand pushed or motor driven ballast spreader has a ballast hopper supported by a frame mounted on wheels engageable with the railroad rails. The h... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4361097 | Railway gondola cars A railway gondola car suitable for rotary unloading. The floor of the car comprises a pair of concave troughs which extend between the center sill and the sides of the car having their axes parallel to the axis of the center sill along that portion of the... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4278382 | Door latch mechanism for bottom dump hopper car A bottom dump hopper car includes a pair of closure doors interconnected for conjoint movement. One of the doors is provided with a pivoted arm extending toward the center sill and is in operative engagement with a pivoted locking latch. The latch include... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4009664 | Closure actuating device for railway hopper car doors A closure actuating device is disclosed for freeing rotation of discharge control doors for railway hopper cars of the type where the door assembly is supported for rotation about a pivotal axis parallel to and beneath the discharge opening in the railway... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3995541 | Railway hopper car having baffles decreasing load density Baffles are provided in transportation hoppers to solve the problem of upper bulk lading exerting pressure and causing damage to lower bulk lading in the hopper by reducing load density of the lading. The baffles are preferably inclined with respect to th... | 12/07/1976 |