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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6478517 | Method and apparatus for shipping and/or storing dry particulate matter A rectangular sheet of extruded, twin-walled, fluted plastic fabricated from a polyethylene copolymer is scored with N parallel lines, wherein N is any odd number three (3) or greater. The sheet of plastic is then bent or otherwise configured along the N ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6363863 | Gate assembly for a railroad hopper car A discharge gate assembly for a railroad hopper car is disclosed. The gate assembly includes a frame defining a discharge opening and a gate or first element slidably carried on the frame for controlling the discharge of material from the hopper car throu... | 04/02/2002 |
| 5488911 | Compactable self-ejecting refuse car A structurally reinforced railroad car is provided which interfaces with the output of a typical refuse compactor and is capable of being thus forcibly filled with compacted refuse which efficiently fills and conforms to the interior, making maximum volum... | 02/06/1996 |
| 4726465 | Coke quenching car A quenching car from coke ovens that serves to receive a carbonized batch from an oven chamber while standing still and is capable of travel alongside a battery of coke ovens to a point under a quenching tower, includes a coke receptacle which is designed... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4669392 | Bottom discharge hopper rail car Bottom discharge hopper rail cars generally have a chassis on flanged wheels, and a hopper body mounted on the chassis and including transversely and longitudinally extending edges which border a discharge opening from the body. In the present invention, ... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4366029 | Pivoting back one-spot coke car A pivoting back one-spot coke quenching car for use in coke batteries having a coke bench structure with clearances which make the use of one-spot cars impractical. The novel structure of the present invention permits the car to have sufficient volume to ... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4363702 | Apparatus for receiving incandescent coke To decrease a loss of coke due to burning and to prolong the service life of an apparatus for receiving incandescent coke and conveying the same to a quenching tower, between a wall structure (1) and lining plates (2) there is disposed a spacing member in... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4312711 | Fluid cooled quenching cars A quenching car comprises an open-topped body arranged to carry a load to be quenched. At least a part of the body is composed of walls of hollow construction to receive a liquid cooling medium, such as water. The hollow walls comprise inner and outer pla... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4233118 | Equipment for collecting, extracting and purifying foul gases arising on the coke side of a battery of chamber coke-ovens with vertical flue An improvement is provided for equipment for collecting, extracting and purifying gases arising on the coke side of a battery of coke oven chambers with vertical heating flues in which a triangular frame is provided for carrying the hood which overhangs t... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4212252 | Gondola-type railway car A gondola-type railway car has a bottom which comprises at least one and preferably at least two transversely parabolic surfaces which extend below the side sills of the car, giving increased capacity, a lower center of gravity, and increased resistance t... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4130463 | Duct swivel joint Apparatus for connecting two otherwise coupled railroad vehicles in gaseous flow communication comprises first and second ducts each mounted respectively at one end to one of the railroad vehicles, first and second coupling ducts each mounted respectively... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4123334 | Reciprocating coke guide extension In a system wherein coke is ejected from a horizontal coke oven into a one-spot coke quenching car, a reciprocating coke guide extension which serves to spread the ejected coke more evenly throughout the one-spot quenching car, thus allowing more coke to ... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4104130 | Coke quenching car Quenching car having an inclined surface for supporting coke to be quenched, a moveable gate which in a first position retains the coke and in a second position permits discharge of coke from the inclined surface, and a bottom wall which guides the coke f... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4087725 | Coke oven hot cars This specification discloses a rail car for carrying hot coke from a coke oven to a quenching station in combination with a control system for automatically controlling the acceleration, deceleration, stopping and starting of the rail car to achieve optim... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4010695 | Coke quenching car closure mechanism A coke quench car having a slanted bottom and discharge opening in one wall is provided with a movable grate at the discharge opening to drain water and retain coke. A door outboard of the grate closes the discharge opening in a substantially liquid-tight... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3981778 | Coke oven hood apparatus Apparatus for use with a coke oven having a carriageway for a quenching car along a side thereof, which apparatus comprises a hood for covering a quenching car on the carriageway, and a supporting structure which supports the hood solely from that side of... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3970526 | Closed tank coke car construction A coke oven discharge device for the closed discharge of coke from a horizontal row of coke ovens into a receiving bunker located alongside the ovens comprises a support frame which is mounted on an undercarriage for movement along a path alongside the ro... | 07/20/1976 |
