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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186279 | Removable bulkhead for a railcar A removable bulkhead for a railcar is provided, wherein the railcar includes a pair of spaced-apart side sills, at least one side stake pocket, and at least one end stake pocket. The removable bulkhead includes a support structure removably attachable to the railcar... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8141498 | Rail car extension system A rail car extension system including a first main rail section, a second main rail section and a plurality of bow structures. The first main rail section is mounted with respect to an upper surface of the first side wall. The first main rail section includes a firs... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8091485 | Locomotive car body flexible joint The present invention provides a joint for transferring load from the underframe of a locomotive to the cant rail of its car body. The joint includes a base connected to the underframe of the locomotive with a body portion attached thereto. This body portion carries... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7958831 | Lateral face of a rail vehicle body A lateral face of a rail vehicle body is provided including a framework which is formed by an assembly of a plurality of adjacent panels and an outer skin which is adhesively-bonded to the framework and which extends over at least two adjacent panels, the assembly o... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7789023 | Auto rack railcar with end closure An auto rack rail road car has a main deck and upper deck. It is provided with a door for controlling access thereto. The door is a radial arm door, and has a ladder mounted thereon by which personnel can ascend the second deck when the door is open. A second ladder... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7438001 | Car body structure The invention provides a railway car with superior riding quality by improving the flexural rigidity of the car body structure while suppressing increase of body structure mass. A reinforcing plate 7 is attached to a roof construction 1 on the side fac... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7370452 | Mat assembly for heavy equipment transit and support A mat assembly particularly suited for heavy equipment transit and support, such as roadway construction and the like. The mat assembly is made up of a number of structural members preferably having a “double I-beam” cross-sectional shape. Each I-beam has spaced... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7353960 | Cargo container with insulated floor The present invention relates to an insulated cargo container with an insulated floor. The insulated floor includes insulating members and insulation layers in order to remove thermal shorts and increase the thermal efficiency of the cargo container. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350468 | Adjustable spacer for freight car A box car includes end walls joined to opposing side walls that define the interior cargo area. Each end wall includes a corrugated side that faces the cargo area. The adjustable spacer is arranged within a cavity in the corrugated side in a stowed position so that ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7305923 | Universal boxcar with exterior metal surfaces A universal boxcar is provided with exterior metal surfaces and load carrying capabilities of a conventional uninsulated boxcar and thermal transfer ratings of an insulated boxcar. The boxcar may be formed with interior dimensions corresponding generally with interi... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7290778 | Cradle for steering assembly The present invention is directed to a replacement steering assembly for a rear steer vehicle and requires no cutting/removal of suspension components or drilling holes or welding of vehicle frame rails. The replacement steering assembly includes a cradle for suppor... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287683 | Method of joining two members by friction stir welding This invention provides a configuration of a joint that allows a satisfactory welded joint to be formed with reduced deformation of the joint region when two-face structures (panels) are friction-welded end to end. The panels 31, 32 each have two substantiall... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275785 | Rear subframe attachment mount for hydroformed frame An attachment mount apparatus connects a subframe component to the lower frame midrail structure for an automotive vehicle that is formed from a pair of tubular members manufactured through a hydroforming process. The two tubular members are formed with a pair of op... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261044 | Boxcar with load restraint system A boxcar and load restraint system are provided with improved load carrying capabilities and performance characteristics of uninsulated boxcars and insulated boxcars. An insulated boxcar with the load restraint system may have increased load carrying capacity, incre... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243471 | Friction stir welding method, and hollow shape member for friction stir welding Face plates 11 and 12 of a hollow shape member 10 are abutted against face plates 21 and 22 of a hollow shape member 20. Grooves 18 formed to said face plates 11 and 12 at the abutted region receive proj... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228805 | Temperature controlled railway car A composite box structure mounted on and attached to a railway car underframe to form a temperature controlled railway car. The composite box structure defined in part by an exterior metal surface, interior side stakes and at least one layer of fiber reinforced mate... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210413 | Universal boxcar A universal boxcar is provided with load carrying capabilities of a conventional uninsulated boxcar and temperature ratings of an insulated boxcar. The insulated boxcar may be formed with interior dimensions corresponding generally with interior dimensions of an uni... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7178303 | Friction stir welding hollow frame member This invention provides a configuration of a joint that allows a satisfactory welded joint to be formed with reduced deformation of the joint region when two-face structures (panels) are friction-welded end to end. The panels 31, 32 each have two substantiall... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7118077 | Platform and system for mass storage and transfer in space A platform for storage and transfer of payloads in space includes a plate for supporting a payload, and a transfer mechanism for transferring the payload to and from the plate. A groove extends diametrically between two edges of the plate for receiving a rail provid... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117801 | Adjustable spacers for freight car A box car includes end walls joined to opposing side walls that define the interior cargo area. Each end wall includes a corrugated side that faces the cargo area. The adjustable spacer is arranged within a cavity in the corrugated side in a stowed position so that ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114304 | Friction stir welding member This invention provides a configuration of a joint that allows a satisfactory welded joint to be formed with reduced deformation of the joint region when two-face structures (panels) are friction-welded end to end. The panels 31, 32 each have two substantiall... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111912 | Control handle with spiral position sensor and integral switches A control handle for electro-mechanical devices, such as the brakes of a train or other vehicle, is disclosed. The control handle incorporates elements for electrical switching as well as elements for measuring the angle of rotation between the control handle's rota... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111752 | Container and method of making same A container that is used as a mobile workspace for both civilian and military applications. At least one flat-shaped structural element of the container, e.g., the interior or the exterior wall, the floor or the ceiling, includes surface layers with sandwiched insul... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7063023 | Railway car and bogie for railway car A subframe 50 is connected via a vibration isolator 40 to a floor 11 of a railway car body 10, and the subframe 50 has a center pin 60 protruding downward therefrom and connected to a bogie 30. The subframe 50 ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7051916 | Friction stir welding method The end of a hollow member 10 is abutted against the end of a hollow member 20. The end of a face plate 21 is supported on a protrusion 15. A small-diameter portion 52 of a rotary tool 50 is inserted into the abutted area, a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047888 | Transit system A point-to-point transit system for riders includes an elongate guideway, a plurality of autonomous vehicles disposed in the guideway, a plurality of selectively actuable rider access portals in the side of the guideway, and a control system, configured to automatic... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036707 | Friction stir welding method, frame members used therein, and product formed thereby Disclosed is a friction stir welding technique which avoids occurrence of a dent, in a joining region, extending to a level beneath the joined surfaces. At end portions of the frame members to be joined, at the joining region, thickened parts which project toward th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7004080 | Boxcar with load restraint system A boxcar and load restraint system are provided. Various features of the load restraint system may be used with uninsulated boxcars and insulated boxcars. Such boxcars may include a roof assembly, a floor assembly, a pair of sidewall assemblies and a pair of endwall... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6941875 | Temperature controlled railway car A composite box structure assembled on and securely attached to a railway car underframe to form a temperature controlled railway car or on insulated boxcar. The composite box structure defined in part by an exterior metal surface, interior side stakes and at least ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6907828 | Model train cars A model train freight car and a method of manufacturing the same. An aluminum model freight train car body is extruded through a die. At least one accessory is attached to the freight car body. The model train freight car weight ranges from about 1.0 lbs. to about 1... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904848 | Roof assembly and airflow management system for a temperature controlled railway car A roof assembly mounted on a composite box structure with an air plenum assembly attached to and extending from an interior surface of the roof assembly. The composite box structure includes a pair of end wall assemblies, a pair of side wall assemblies, a floor asse... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6871599 | Railway car In a railway car body formed of hollow shape members 40, a hollow shape member 51 having a shock absorbing function is provided to the ends of a hollow shape member 40 constituting an underframe 30, where impact load is most likely to be ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6871903 | Structural element and body structure including the same A side structure included in a railroad car is provided with an window opening, and door openings formed on the longitudinally opposite sides of the window opening, respectively. The side structure excluding parts corresponding to the window opening and the door ope... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6793271 | Transparent Shipping Container A shipping container main storage unit is disclosed comprising a floor; a perimeter wall supported by a floor perimeter edge; an access opening within the perimeter wall; and a roof fastened to a top edge of a cap, a side edge of the cap fastened to the perimeter wa... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6779465 | Car body and a method for producing a beam A car body for a rail vehicle including a plurality of beams (1) arranged to carry one or more wall elements (3-5). At least one of said beams (1) includes an attaching member (6), extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6761840 | Fiberglass railcar roof A fiberglass railcar roof that includes a fiberglass surface with a central portion and a peripheral portion adapted to be joined to the upper edge region of a railcar. In some embodiments, the roof includes plural elongate fiberglass ribs extending transverse to th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6722286 | Structure and railway car In a railway car, extruded frame members of an aluminum base alloy containing Si of 0.4-0.9 wt % and Mg of 0.4-1.2 wt % are welded according to a friction stir welding method. In a structure, an aluminum base alloy plate containing Si of 0.4-0.9 wt % and Mg of 0.4-1... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6626118 | Car body with roof closing plate and transverse roof arches A car body 1 provided in particular for railway vehicles has two longitudinal roof beams 2 that support a roof closing plate 6 fastened to them in an air-tight and water-tight manner. Transverse roof arches 3 connect the longitudinal roof beams 2. To achi... | 09/30/2003 |
