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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020495 | Vehicle comprising a pitch joint A vehicle includes a longitudinal axis, a first superstructure, a second superstructure that adjoins the first superstructure in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and a pitch joint that connects the first superstructure and the second superstruc... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011305 | Symmetrical multi-unit railroad car The present invention relates to symmetrical arrangements in multi-unit articulated rail road cars. A multi-unit railroad car has an odd number of railcar units joined end to end by articulated connectors supported by railcar trucks. The railroad car has a transvers... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7549378 | Large-capacity vehicle for transporting people, especially a rail vehicle, comprising carriages that are connected in an articulated manner A large-capacity vehicle is disclosed for transporting people, especially a rail vehicle. The vehicle includes carriages that are coupled by articulated connections, at least two of the carriages being respectively supported on a bogie or the undercarriage. All of t... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7383962 | Model train with improved coupling mechanism A model train car uses an improved coupling mechanism that permits close coupling of adjacent cars in a model train, while also providing a rotational operating range that permits operation of the train with tighter model track curves. The coupling mechanism operate... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7360979 | Rail road car with reduced slack A rail road car has a rail car body which includes a housing structure. The housing structure has a pair of sidewalls, a roof and at least one deck mounted to the sidewalls. An enclosed lading space is defined by the housing structure and there is at least one door ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360492 | Railway car with overload detector The invention provides an overload detector with a simplified system configuration to be applied to a railway car having a connecting bogie. A connecting bogie 52 (two axle bogie) having front and rear wheels 52C and 52D are disposed to extend b... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7338060 | Corridor connection of a connection having a bellows between two vehicles connected together by a joint The invention is directed to a corridor connection (1) of a connection having a bellows between two vehicles connected together by a joint (30), e.g., of an articulated bus or a vehicle with a trailer, the corridor connection (1) comprising two ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7261043 | Articulated railway bogie connector An articulated railway bogie connector 10 is shown comprising a male connector component 12 and a female connector component 14. The articulated connector 10 is adapted to pivotally mount to a bolster 54 of a railway bogie 50 | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255047 | Vehicle carrying rail road car and bridge plate therefor A rail road car has a deck for carrying wheeled vehicles. The rail road car can be coupled to other rail road cars of the same type. Bridge plates are provide that permit wheeled vehicles to be conducted between adjacent rail road cars. The bridge plates have one en... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7219913 | Articulated vehicle wheel tracking mechanism The invention provides a trailer for use as part of an articulated vehicle (15) with improved cornering characteristics. The trailer includes: a main chassis (18) connectable to a wheeled section (16) of the vehicle immediately ahead of the trai... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7083165 | Side bearing pad In a side bearing pad assembly two housings are provided, each having a bore of such size and orientation that the housings slide telescopically one within the other. When assembled the bores constitute a single internal cavity which houses resilient members. Each h... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055441 | Counterbalanced deck for railroad freight car A railroad car includes a body having a pair of side walls and at least a pair of parallel horizontal support beams extending along the side walls at substantially the same height. A movable end portion of a deck built as a lightweight composite structure may pivot ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044457 | Mount with replaceable load bearing and rebound members A mount with replaceable load bearing and rebound members is provided. The mount comprises a housing that defines a first chamber and a second chamber; a load bearing member removably located in said first chamber, said load bearing member comprising a load bearing ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6945176 | Intercommunicating passageways in double-decker railway coaches An intercommunicating passageway (9) between double-decker articulated railway coaches (1) including a wheel frame (10) with a lowered center section (11) and a pair of wheels (12a, 12b) are at an area between ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6910424 | Movable model train car parts to aid model train maneuverability as it travels on model railroad track A model electric train car possessing various movable parts which allow the train car's pivotally-mounted truck and coupler assembly to maneuver around tight curves without interference from model train steps, skirts or other train car parts in close proximity to th... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6860210 | Rail vehicle system A rail vehicle system that has connecting bogies, supply units, control units, and transportation units, which can be placed on said connecting bogies in order to form a train with a modular construction. The connecting bogies contain at least two axles, one of whic... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6772698 | Articulated train having a low-floor section The invention is structured such that an additional low-floor Vehicle C (intermediate vehicle) is inserted between a high-floor Vehicle A (leading vehicle) and a Vehicle B (trailing vehicle). Between Vehicle A and Vehicle C and between Vehicle B and Vehicle C, un-mo... | 08/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6694890 | Method and apparatus for providing a between car barrier for transportation vehicles A method and apparatus for a Between Car Barrier for multi-car transportation vehicles which utilize a combination of a flexible member and a secured mount, each of which are attached at opposed ends of adjacent cars of a vehicle in substantial alignment ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6659016 | Rail road freight car with resilient suspension An auto rack rail road freight car is provided for carrying low density, relatively high value, relatively fragile lading. The car has a relatively soft suspension and an empty vertical bounce natural frequency of less than 2.0 Hz. The car also has additi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6564956 | Retainer member for use in railway coupling devices A retainer member for use in either an articulated coupling arrangement and/or a slackless drawbar arrangement for retaining a spherical member in an operating position within a male connection member for connecting together adjacently disposed ends of a ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6546878 | Multi-unit railroad freight car for carrying cargo containers A multi-unit railroad freight car and a container-carrying bridge unit for such a car. The bridge unit extends between and is carried on the adjacent body bolsters of both of a pair of drawbar-connected well units designed for carrying stacked cargo conta... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6474242 | Rail vehicle system A rail vehicle system that has connecting bogies, supply units, control units, and transportation units, which can be placed on said connecting bogies in order to form a train with a modular construction. The connecting bogies contain at least two axles, ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6474488 | Electrical contact coupling for automatic center- or central buffer couplings for rail vehicles An electrical contact coupling (3) is provided for automatic center- or central buffer couplings for rail vehicles, more particularly for claw couplings with protective arm, rotatable claw and fall bar of the "AAR" or "Janney" type or with two rigid claws... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6443070 | Floor for circulating between two vehicles The invention concerns a floor making it possible to circulate between two vehicles connected together by an articulated connection. The floor according to the invention includes a first deck fixed to the end of one of the vehicles and a second deck fixed... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6296414 | Swivel joint mounted in the ceiling area of two hinge-linked vehicles The object matter of the present invention is a swivel joint (1) mounted in the ceiling area of two hinge-linked vehicles having an arm (50) arranged on one of the vehicles, whereas the end of said arm may be rotatably seized by a claw (8), the claw (8) h... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6296083 | Railcar brake arrangement An articulated railcar has several well car units for carrying shipping containers, highways trailers, or a combination of the two. The well car units permit the nose of a long highway trailer to overhang the articulated connection between two adjacent ca... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6250231 | Connection between two vehicle parts of an articulated vehicle The subject matter of the invention is a connection between two vehicle parts of an articulated vehicle, more particularly of an articulated rail vehicle, whereas the two vehicle parts (1, 10) are pivotably connectable in the roof area of the vehicle part... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6237785 | Retainer member for use in railway coupling devices A retainer member for use in either an articulated coupling arrangement and/or a slackless drawbar arrangement for retaining a spherical member in an operating position within a male connection member for connecting together adjacently disposed ends of a ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6234702 | Swivel coupling A swivel coupling for coupling together two vehicles, in particular two rail vehicles. The swivel coupling rests on a shared bogie between the two vehicles and has a rotation function and a shock-absorbing function. Each of these functions is performed by... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6230631 | Rolling monoaxle provided with movable independent wheels for articulated railway carriages intended to the transportation of cars Single-axle running gear with movable independent wheels for articulated car transporter wagons. The running gear comprises a carrying frame (1), suspension springs (2) with vertical dampers (AV) mounted inside them, sliding shoes for supporting the runni... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6223660 | Timber hauling device A travelling device for hauling timber has a loading ramp (4) for the wood and a loading crane (5). Two cable drums (12, 13) with cables (18, 19) are attached to one frame (1), and one cable (19) can be attached in front of and the other cable (18) behind... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6196132 | Bellows of a connecting corridor between two hinge-linked vehicles or vehicle parts Bellows of a connecting corridor between two hinge-linked vehicles or vehicle parts, whereas the bellows is provided with several bellows elements connected together, whereas each bellows element is showing two opposite legs in the initial state of the be... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6178894 | Lateral control mount A mount for use in the suspension system of a railway truck that limits the relative lateral movement between a side frame member and a bearing adapter. In one embodiment, the mount includes a rigid material layer having at least four sections laterally a... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6176379 | Ball and race assembly including a one piece race member integrally formed with the ball A ball and race assembly having a one piece race assembly integrally formed onto the ball is provided. This ball having an integrally formed race assembly thereon has particular utility in the railway coupling industry for use in connection assemblies whi... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6170682 | Under-frame structure The car under-frame of the invention comprises a planar coupling member 2 projecting from a first car C toward a second car B, a bearing inner ring 3 positioned on the upper side of planar coupling member 2 and secured rigidly thereto, a bearing outer rin... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6167814 | Running stabilizing linkage system for the joint of coaches The running stabilizing linkage system of the invention, which is applicable to the joints of a 3-coach articulate car essentially consisting of a front coach, a rear coach and an intermediate coach which is comparatively short, comprises a link holder 2 ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6167813 | Tapered wear liner and articulated connector with tapered wear liner A tapered wear liner and articulated connector using such a tapered wear liner are disclosed. The tapered wear liner supports an annular bearing that supports the male connecting member of the articulated connector. The tapered wear liner has an outer sur... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6161064 | Method of influencing the inflection angle of railway vehicle wagons, and railway vehicle for carrying out this method A multiple-unit railway vehicle having three car bodies where the respective neighboring car bodies are each connected in a pivoting manner to one another by means of a single coupling, and each car body sits only on one two-axle truck. In the vicinity of... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6148965 | Railcar brake arrangement An articulated railcar has several well car units for carrying shipping containers, highways trailers, or a combination of the two. The well car units permit the nose of a long highway trailer to overhang the articulated connection between two adjacent ca... | 11/21/2000 |
