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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7478600 | 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... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7434520 | Insulated cargo container doors A method to insulate an existing door for an existing cargo container, such as a boxcar. In one implementation, the method includes attaching a liner to at least one surface of the door, incorporating an insulating layer, and attaching a gasket to the liner. A door ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7219944 | Removable box tarpaulin for a vehicle This invention relates to a novel containment device which can be removably placed in the rear interior of a vehicle and used for containing sundry items. More particularly, this invention pertains to a novel flexible box tarpaulin which can be detachably installed ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7124693 | Railway car outlet gate assembly An outlet gate assembly has upper and lower gate assemblies with independent drive mechanisms to open and close the gates. The drive mechanisms may be rack and pinion drives. The racks for the lower gate do not enter the gate cavity. The outlet gate assembly can be ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7096811 | Autonomous swimming cargo containers The present invention provides an apparatus, method and system for delivery of commercial cargo containers shore side without container terminals. The present invention utilizes containers made autonomous by coupling a container with a detachable propulsion system, ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7066529 | Cargo carrying container with peripheral wall structure incorporating a corrugated sheet A cargo container having a floor, a front wall, and spaced side walls. The floor, front wall, and spaced side walls cooperatively bound a cargo storage space. The front and spaced side walls each have an exposed inside surface bounding the cargo storage space and an... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6575102 | 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 an... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6478517 | Method and apparatus for shipping and/or storing dry particulate matter A rectangular sheet of extruded, twin-walled, fluted plastic fabricated from a polyethylene copolymer is scored with N parallel lines, wherein N is any odd number three (3) or greater. The sheet of plastic is then bent or otherwise configured along the N ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6174013 | Skip car liner A skip car liner comprises a resilient elastomeric barrier which includes a backing ply adapted to hang within a skip car receptacle adjacent an inner surface of a wall of the receptacle. A plurality of parallel vertically spaced apart ribs integrally for... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6138578 | Freight container ventilation system A ventilated transportable freight container is disclosed. The container is ventilated by natural convection through at least one lower side vent comprising a lower plenum chamber for distributing air into the container and restricting entry of moisture i... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5983957 | Container and method for transporting finely divided or dried coal A container and method for transporting finely divided coal in rail cars or other cargo hauling vehicles, the container having a generally flexible and substantially oxygen impermeable barrier defining an encapsulated cavity. A port, including a coupling ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5823225 | Collapsible container for hauling bulk materials A collapsible container for hauling certain bulk materials in freight vehicles. The container includes a generally flexible barrier that defines a collapsible cavity in which bulk materials may be controlled during transportation. The flexible barrier inc... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5802984 | Load divider assembly and door assembly for a composite railway boxcar A composite railway boxcar having a composite box structure mounted on a railway car underframe is provided. The composite box structure includes side walls, end walls and a floor molded as an integral unit with fiber reinforced plastic interior and exter... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5803531 | Liner system for a hauling compartment A liner system for a hauling compartment includes a containment structure defining a plurality of holding areas. A buffer material is introduced into the holding areas to act as an impact wear surface to prevent haul material from directly contacting the ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5765485 | Insulated composite railway boxcar and method An insulated composite railway boxcar having a composite box structure mounted on a railway car underframe is provided. The composite box structure includes side walls, end walls and a floor molded as an integral unit with fiber reinforced plastic interio... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5749302 | Rail-borne motor coach A rail-borne motor coach for conveying passengers has at least one coach body, the side walls of which have windows and entry regions with doors. The coach body is constructed as a trough with a low-floor coach-body floor and raised coach heads. The side ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5601034 | Rolling stock and method for equipping the interior the same A rolling stock fitting structure has laminated panels, each formed by sandwiching a core member between a pair of face plates, and channel members are placed between the face plates around the periphery of the panels and possibly in the interior thereof ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5553639 | Container and method for transporting finely divided or dried coal A container and method for transporting finely divided coal in rail cars or other cargo hauling vehicles, the container having a generally flexible and substantially oxygen impermeable barrier defining an encapsulated cavity. A port, including a coupling ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5511681 | Bulkheadless liner A container liner constructed of flexible material which has sleeves at the front end of the liner. Brace bars are inserted through the sleeves and attached on or near the front wall of the container. The brace bars allow the liner to be quickly secured t... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5456514 | Truck bed load organizer apparatus Pickup truck bed organizer apparatus includes a layer of flat belting material in which a plurality of panels is defined by a plurality of cuts. Each panel extends between the sides of the material and is pivotable from a down position to an up position. ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5312162 | Particulate handlers An improved particulate handler that includes one or more elastic sheets that are particularly effective in facilitating the easy and complete removal of particulate from transporters or containers such as railroad cars, dump trucks, chutes and the like. ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5303658 | Construction of structural body A body structure for railroad cars and enclosed-type overhead bridges, which have a small number of components that are easy to manufacture and assemble, and which can secure a necessary strength with a reduced weight, is divided into an appropriate numbe... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5285730 | Body structure for railway vehicle A side body structure for vehicles is formed of a plurality of sections. Each of the sections has a reinforcement formed as an integrally continuous construction. The reinforcement has a plurality of through holes which reduce the total weight of the rein... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5228750 | Rotating head frame and load ejector with controlled rotation system A rotating head frame and load ejector assembly having a pair of opposing and parallel rotating side arms which can rotate between a loading and dumping position is disclosed. The bottom ends of the side arms are pivotally attached to the side walls of th... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5188039 | Method of fixing inside panel of car and structure for fixing the same This invention relates to a method of fixing an inside panel of a car, and its fixing structure. In a structure for fixing an inside panel by employing an interior decoration material to form a passenger room of a car, the present invention relates to a m... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5131709 | Cargo bed liner system There is disclosed an improved cargo bed liner system utilizing a plurality of grid-like modules connected to a cargo bed and which are interconnected with a variety of hinge means to provide a structure for lining horizontal, inclined, and vertical surfa... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4986590 | Truck bed liner An inexpensive, easy to manipulate and assemble truck bed liner is made of a lightweight material such as waxed corrugated board. The liner may have two side panels, a first panel, and a one piece floor and tailgate panel. The panels are foldable and adju... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4909156 | Bladder-tarp A liquid-retaining railroad car liner for lining the interiors of railroad cars enabling the cars to transport liquids. The liner serves as a bladder which may be carried by an open-topped railroad car enabling the car to be filled with liquid. The bladde... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4875596 | Flexible vessel A flexible vessel (11) for transporting or storing parcels, bulk materials, ammunition, gases or liquids and the same is shaped in the form of a tube, having opens ends tightly sealed by means of straight or line-like clamp connection parts (14). The clam... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4801042 | Inner bag for container An inner bag for a container includes an upper surface, a bottom surface, a rear surface, side surfaces and a front surface to form a substantial hexahedron and has jointing portions for jointing the inner bag to inner walls of the container. The inner ba... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4557400 | Convertible cargo carrier for trailers and the like A carrier unit adapted to be converted into a bulk material carrier including a container having a floor and two parallel substantially vertical walls. The floor has at least one floor panel movable between a storage position and an operative position and... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4540214 | Truck bed liner securing fixture A fixture for securing a liner in a pickup truck bed, having a body with a horizontal groove on the external side for slipping over a protrusion on the inside of the truck bed wall, and an upper inner corner for seating against a downwardly extending lip ... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4505971 | Fluoroplastic and metal laminate having rubber compound bonded layers A process and composition for adhering a rubber compound to a fluoroplastic and/or to metal. The invention contemplates the use of separate, sequentially applied adhesive layers to the fluoroplastic or metal substrate. The last applied layer, a rubber cem... | 03/19/1985 |
