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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7882789 | System and method for managing emissions from diesel powered systems A configurable diesel powered system is provided for controlling engine emissions of a diesel-fueled power generating unit. The diesel-fueled power generating unit includes an engine operating on at least one fuel type. The system includes a plurality of operational... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7341422 | Container transportation system and method A container transportation system and method which includes a number of enclosed containers adapted to contain freight and protect the freight in a marine environment, a vehicle adapted to lift, transport, orient and place the containers on a support surface, a mari... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7204192 | Apparatus, systems and methods for levitating and moving objects Apparatus, systems and methods for levitating and moving objects such as vehicles, doors and windows are shown and described herein. The embodiments incorporate a track with lower rails having lower permanent magnets and the object with upper rails having upper perm... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7007561 | Gauge restraint measurement system A direct measuring loaded gage axle assembly that measures track strength by directly measuring constant load on split axles as vertical loads are imposed by a hydraulic ram, and horizontal loads being supplied by horizontal rams through split axles and steel wheels... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6408766 | Auxiliary drive, full service locomotive tender A long distance auxiliary drive tender for railroad locomotives which stores significant quantities of fuel and delivers the fuel to the locomotives while underway and which also includes traction motor drive axles powered by the locomotive generators. Th... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6014934 | Modular model train circuit board arrangement A modular circuit board arrangement for use in a model train includes a motherboard mounted on the model train platform. The motherboard has receptacles that accept and communicate signals with a plurality of removable circuit modules for controlling mode... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5174216 | Digital sound reproducing system for toy trains with stored digitized sounds recalled upon trackside triggering A digital sound reproducing system which produces a plurality of sound effects from digital data stored at predetermined addresses in a digital sound memory. A controller connected to the digital sound memory causes recall of a sound data from a predeterm... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4721430 | Railroad track vehicle A vehicle for use in transporting heavy equipment having a hydraulic system including a hydraulic pump, which vehicle has a hydraulic motor arranged to drive a pair of railroad track wheels. The vehicle also has an arrangement such that the hydraulic moto... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4496016 | Land vehicles A wheeled land vehicle in which at least one free-running ground-engaging wheel has power take-off means connected thereto for providing power in or on the said vehicle, such power take-off means including an input shaft coaxial with and drivingly connect... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4356773 | Hydraulically driven railway car A motorized track car with a wheeled lower portion for rolling along a railroad track, and a platform carried by the wheeled lower portion. The platform has seating accommodation for one or more persons with the propulsion means for the vehicle disposed b... | 11/02/1982 |
