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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6220175 | Apparatus and method for mounting a generator to the axle of a railroad car An apparatus and a method of mounting a standard size power generating unit (30) to any one of several different sized railroad cars utilizes different sized interface blocks (28) to mate the unit to the bearing adapter blocks (14) of the cars. The axle (... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6215220 | Direct-drive model railroad motor A motor comprising an axle adapted to rotate about an axis; a wound armature fixed to and concentric with the axis; two segmented wheel commutators adapted to conduct electricity across a set of tracks and fixed on opposite ends of the axle concentric wit... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5915306 | Generator mounting assembly A mounting assembly secures a generator and facilitates attachment to a railroad railcar on the end of the railcar axle. The generator produces electricity from the axle of a railroad railcar while it is traveling on a railroad track. A generator is mount... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5775229 | On-board generator system Invention relates to an on-board electrical generator system that may be retrofitted to existing railroad vehicles, such as freight cars, box cars, and the like, where rotation of the vehicle's axle powers the system. A preferred use thereof is to charge ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 4343240 | Trolley A trolley suspended on a rail comprising spaced side plates having rollers facing each other on the upper part and coaxial bushings on the lower part, a hanger plate suspended midway between the side plates by a stay rod which passes through said bushings... | 08/10/1982 |
