Class 105/360 - Tank form

Subclass of Class 105 - Railway rolling stock
Definition: Tank cars involving variations in tank form.
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 08/21/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7257952	Methods and apparatus for compressed gas The methods and apparatus for transporting compressed gas includes a gas storage system having a plurality of pipes connected by a manifold whereby the gas storage system is designed to operate in the range of the optimum compressibility factor for a given compositi...	08/21/2007
6994104	Modular system for storing gas cylinders The methods and apparatus for transporting compressed gas includes a gas storage system having a plurality of pipes connected by a manifold whereby the gas storage system is designed to operate in the range of the optimum compressibility factor for a given compositi...	02/07/2006
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
6727510	Transportation vessel for radioactive substance and method of loading closed vessel A canister containing spent fuel assemblies is contained in a body of a transportation cask. A top opening of a vessel body of the canister is closed by a lid welded to the vessel body. A ring-shaped elastic tube is provided between the inner surface of the upper en...	04/27/2004
6390119	Manway cover system A manway cover system used to cover an opening in a tank, the manway cover system having a manway with a top and a bottom surface, at least one valve mounting area on the top surface for mounting a valve thereon, and a hood contact area surrounding each v...	05/21/2002
6357363	Railroad tank car A railway tank car of light weight and high cargo load capacity in which a tank shell structure is carried on and unified with an underframe including a stub sill at each end, a pair of spaced apart saddle bolsters, each joined to a respective one of the ...	03/19/2002
6347589	Railway tank car having a heating system with internal heat transfer panel In one embodiment of the present invention, a railway tank car including a tank coupled with first and second stub sill assemblies may be provided. The stub sill assemblies may each be coupled with associated railway car truck assemblies. A tank defined i...	02/19/2002
6205931	Aerator pad for fluidizing particulate materials An aerator pad for a railroad hopper car has a fabric body member that overlies an aeration assembly slope sheet. The body member has a perimeter portion with indentations formed in the edges thereof. A gasket is molded to the perimeter of the body member...	03/27/2001
6152045	Magnetic levitation system for long distance delivery of water The magnetic levitation system for long distance delivery of water includes a magnetic levitation guideway and a magnetic levitation train of vehicles for carrying large amounts of water at high speed. Vehicles of the water train have a large, flexible ba...	11/28/2000
5690141	Valve covers Described are improved valve covers on containers adapted for use in shipping and/or storing transportable chemicals. In one device of the invention, a hinge connects a lid to a rim and is displaced from the container's center line at a first preselected ...	11/25/1997
5465753	Safety vessel and valve assembly A safety vessel and valve assembly for storage and transport of chemicals is disclosed. The assembly includes a vessel housing a series of retracted valves. A thickened mounting plate provides an area to mount and protect the valves within the vessel, whi...	11/14/1995
5301980	Road tanker Road tanker for an articulated vehicle, for hauling petroleum or other liquid products. The tanker has an elongated vessel provided internally with dividers. The dividers are joined to the side walls of the vessel by "U-shaped" extrusions providing dual c...	04/12/1994
5251658	Fluid apparatus with at least one tube well A tube well extends through a fluid containment compartment and is secured at both ends thereof to the compartment shell. Both ends of the well communicate with respective shell openings. Compartment fittings and/or equipment are positioned in the tube an...	10/12/1993
5226371	Mobile tanker A mobile road or rail tanker. The tanker is formed of sheet aluminum which forms an outer shell. The shell encloses a chamber which is divided by a transverse wall. The wall adjacent the shell comprises an annealed heat treatable weldable aluminum alloy w...	07/13/1993
5211202	Fluid apparatus with pressure-tight recessed well A fluid apparatus including a fluid tank having a shell and defining a fluid containment compartment. A well is recessed into the fluid tank at an opening in the shell. The well has a well wall secured to the shell and a support ring at the shell opening ...	05/18/1993
5151308	High density thermal spray coating A high density, substantially oxide-free metal layer is deposited by spray deposition on a substrate in an atmosphere containing ambient air having an oxygen content above about 0.1% by weight. This is accomplished by directing a supersonic-velocity jet s...	09/29/1992
5141013	Fluid containment apparatus A fluid containment apparatus including first, second and third protective recessed wells. A first fluid flow device is positioned in the first well, a second fluid flow device in the second well, and control equipment in the third. First and second contr...	08/25/1992
5020447	Tank car discharge valve heating unit A railway car heated by steam through a heat exchanger located at the bottom of a tank, the heat exchanger comprising a torus sleeved about a discharge valve in efficient heat transfer thereto....	06/04/1991
4890646	Flexible siphon pipe for tank car An eduction or siphon pipe in a railway tank car extends from adjacent a bottom sump area to a fitting in a top area of the car. The railway tank car has a generally curvilinear inner wall, and the eduction pipe is provided with a shape corresponding to t...	01/02/1990
4863055	Baffle arrangement for liquid-transport vessels A baffle arrangement for pressurized or non-pressurized liquid cargo transport vessels includes a plurality of baffle members supported within the vessel at or slightly below the upper level of the liquid within the vessel to reduce sloshing of the liquid...	09/05/1989
4805540	Center stub still railway tank car construction A center stub sill railway tank car is disclosed having a generally cylindric, elongate tank. A center stub sill assembly is secured to the lower portion of the tank at each end thereof for transferring longitudinal train and lading loads between the tank...	02/21/1989
4775070	System for preventing fluid surges in fluid transport vehicles An internal baffle system comprising a plurality of upper stationary baffles spaced along the top interior wall portion of the tank and extending downward to a point within the tank, a second plurality of stationary baffles along the bottom floor portion ...	10/04/1988
4677917	High volume covered hopper car with loading from below and automatic unloading A high volume covered railway hopper car is disclosed which has vertical end walls so as to fully utilize the space over the trucks of the car for lading volume. An automatic pneumatic unloading system is provided so as to unload a pulverant lading from t...	07/07/1987
4664307	Spirally welded tank cars Railroad tank cars are provided with spirally wound cylindrical tanks spanning and supported on wheeled trucks with a continuous weld extending the full length of the tank. A steel plate ribbon or strip is spirally wound in the form of a right circular cy...	05/12/1987
4603733	Heated railroad tank car A heated tank such as in a railroad tank car has a heat exchanger spaced from the bottom of the car to define a dead air space to insulate the heat exchanger from the bottom. The heat exchanger extends substantially longitudinally and transversely across ...	08/05/1986
4594948	Liquid and solid dual lading railroad car A dual lading railroad car which can carry solid, granular lading in hoppers at each end of the car and a liquid lading in a tank located in the center of the car between the hoppers. Only liquid lading can be carried in one direction and only solid, gran...	06/17/1986
4502392	Heat transfer apparatus for transportable liquid containers A heat transfer apparatus adapted for installation in a mobile liquid container such as a railroad tank car. The apparatus includes inlet and outlet ports at opposite ends of a continuous finned pipe. The continuous finned pipe extends within the containe...	03/05/1985
4497258	Transverse bulkhead connection to filament wound vehicle body sides Bulkhead supports (18) are integrally connected to opposite side portions of a filament wound hopper car body (16). The bulkhead supports include longitudinally spaced extensions (20, 22) extending inwardly from the car body sides. The transverse bulkhead...	02/05/1985
4480370	Heated railroad tank car A method of converting a tank such as a railway tank car into a heated tank to facilitate dispensing a congealable stored medium, wherein at least one end portion of the tank is removed and an elongated heat exchanger is inserted into the tank through the...	11/06/1984
4430032	Pedestal container locking device Latch for locking a container to a pedestal on the flat deck of a flat car and particularly containers containing flammable materials. The container is supported on a pedestal at each corner thereof and the pedestals are adjustably mounted in guideways fo...	02/07/1984
4352331	Railway hopper car A rail car includes substantially flat plate extensions interposed between upper and lower sections of the shell of the car to increase the internal volume of the car. The extensions are supported by lateral supports which extend laterally in the interior...	10/05/1982
4284012	Railway tank car cradle support A tank car stub sill support structure is provided in which a half ring is attached to the inner end of a stub center sill at each end of the car. The half ring includes a top cover plate which engages the lower half of the tank, and a lower cover plate w...	08/18/1981
4266580	Loading and unloading system for tank car trains A system and apparatus are disclosed for automatically sequentially loading and unloading railway tank cars from a single station. A novel valve arrangement in combination with a liquid sensor permits tank cars to be loaded or unloaded in sequence with ea...	05/12/1981
4251005	Tank A tank for transporting liquids, having a baffle system for control of liquid surges produced by acceleration of the tank in transit. Large cylindrical hollow baffles, parallel to the longitudinal tank axis, are mounted between transverse support partitio...	02/17/1981
4220097	Continuous cradle pad and skid for railway cars In accordance with the present invention, a railway tank car is provided with a tank car skid arrangement including a continuous tank cradle pad extending the full distance between the stub sills located at opposite ends of the car. The cradle pad is curv...	09/02/1980
4217830	Collar around tank car dome area A protective collar for tank cars, which are used for the transport of materials capable of causing corrosion on the exterior surface of the tank car, is formed approximately in the shape of a downwardly facing C and is placed over the exterior upper surf...	08/19/1980
4161263	Handling system for flexible shipping containers A system for storing and handling collapsible rubberized containers used in the transporting of fluent materials within bulk material transporting trailers and the like. The system utilizes a rack for lengthwise travel within the trailer with the rack inc...	07/17/1979
4044690	Railway tank hopper car A railroad tank car for use in handling dry bulk commodities. The car body structure includes a pair of V shaped hopper sections sloping downwardly from each end of the car. The hopper sections having side walls which increase in length as they extend tow...	08/30/1977
4003319	Tubular through sill railway hopper car In accordance with the present invention a railway hopper car is provided having an enclosed quadrilateral tube as a through sill. The enclosed tube through sill has end portions which are welded to the car end sills at opposite ends of the car. The end s...	01/18/1977
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

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