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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6733635 | Method of repairing a coke oven buckstay and a moving device for use in such method A coke oven buckstay moving device and method which can be used to quickly, reliably, and smoothly repair buckstays compared to conventional methods and devices. The coke oven buckstay moving means includes a main car, a subcar, a frame, and securing means. The main... | 05/11/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6021718 | Two-axle undercarriage for track-bound transport systems A two-axle undercarriage for track-bound transport systems carrying freight and passenger traffic, especially for inseparable train units, is divided into two parts, each part housing a wheel set. The two undercarriage frame halves are connected to each o... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5890433 | Intermodal vehicle for forming train of trailers A retractable intermodal vehicle (10) for supporting and connecting modified semitrailers (11) end-to-end to form a train of trailers capable of being operated on a railroad track (172); the semitrailers also able to be operated on a highway as regular se... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5469792 | Railborne vehicle having articulated beam connection system between carriages Railborne vehicle comprising a gantry bogey, provided between mutually opposite ends of two successive carriages. A bottom plate 1, 2 projects from each of both carriage body ends to form a passage between the carriages. The two bottom plates 1, 2 are int... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5291835 | Retractable intermodal vehicle A retractable intermodal vehicle for supporting and connecting modified semitrailers end-to-end to form a train of trailers capable of being operated on a railroad track; the semitrailers also able to be operated on a highway as regular semitrailers. The ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 4986190 | Vehicle, particularly track vehicle A vehicle, preferably a track vehicle, having a body and wheels arranged in pairs at the sides of the body. The wheels of each pair are supported by a gantry-like frame having support elements extending upwardly from the wheels and a cross member located ... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4947761 | Stub axle truck A truck having a pair of wheels mounted by individual stub axles to longitudinal members of a frame. Lateral members of the frame received the forces from the wheels via the longitudinal members and forces from the car via air springs mouted to the latera... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4883000 | Stub axle truck A truck having a pair of wheels mounted by individual stub axles to longitudinal members of a frame. Lateral members of the frame received the forces from the wheels via the longitudinal members and forces from the car via air springs mounted to the later... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4579063 | Inter-carriage communication passage for rail or tramway vehicles An inter-carriage communication passage between the bodies of two carriages of a rail or tramway vehicle of the kind having respective articulation ends articulated to a single bogie. The passage includes two end plates resting in a swivellable manner on ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4471700 | Rail vehicle assembly A rail vehicle assembly comprises two vehicles each with single wheelsets, and a third vehicle, also with a single wheelset, which serves to interconnect the first two vehicles and which in use exerts a steering action on the first two vehicles. The third... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4454821 | Radial articulated truck An articulated truck joins and supports two adjacent railway cars. A linkage including two pairs of links is connected between the bolster of the truck and one of the railway cars. A common link is connected between the two pairs of link. The linkage and ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4346790 | Articulated car brake system A handbrake arrangement for railroad freight cars is disclosed that will connect a mechanical handbrake operating mechanism to the brake equipment (brake beams and brake shoes) on 2, 3, or more trucks on the same freight car. It is especially useful on ar... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4289075 | Steering articulated car An articulated railroad vehicle having two or more body portions is supported on three or more single wheel set trucks. Each truck is pivotally attached to a vehicle body portion. Sensing elements detect the angle between the articulated body portions. Th... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4044687 | Truck for the common pivotal support of two car bodies A truck for the pivotal support of two car bodies, particularly of articulated rail motor cars, comprises a truck frame having a vertical pivot for each car mounted in spaced longitudinal locations on the truck frame. A transversely extending swiveling bo... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3961583 | Stabilized articulated car Stabilizing device for compensating by restraining the relative rocking movements between an articulated railroad car body and bogie running at high speed. The device comprises, longitudinally extending across the frame of the bogie a tube having sufficie... | 06/08/1976 |
