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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161889 | Bogie structure for a track vehicle The present invention provides the structure of a bogie for a vehicle in a track type transportation system in which the vehicle runs along a predetermined track, which can be simplified, and lightweight and which can be run at a high speed with the maintainability ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151713 | Bidirectional guidance system with lateral oscillation limiting, for road axle guided by a rail on the ground The guidance system comprises two guidance devices (16) mounted in opposite directions either side of the axle (2) and each comprising: a guidance arm (17) terminated by at least one guidance roller (18); a set of articulated connecting r... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8141496 | Device for detecting a risk of derailment and the release of debris or objects onto a vehicle rail guideway A sliding body (25) which includes an electrical contact shoe (32) that moves on a guide rail (5) along the length thereof. The sliding body (25) is mounted to the front of a guiding assembly, in the direction of movement of a vehicle, an... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8061277 | Road and rail vehicle with pivotable axle and associated methods A road and rail vehicle includes a towing vehicle having a plurality of axles coupled to an elongate frame with road wheels disposed on the axles. The plurality of axles include at least one rear drive axle. Rail guide wheels are movably coupled to the frame. The ra... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7975618 | Hybrid wheel and hybrid roadway The invention is a hybrid wheel apparatus with a hybrid roadway apparatus that greatly reduces the energy lost due to rolling resistance where operation is on the hybrid roadway, but the system is configured to allow operation on conventional roads as needed. | 07/12/2011 |
| 7337978 | Dual interface IC card The present invention relates to a Dual Interface IC card including a top layer, a bottom layer, an antenna embedding layer between the top and bottom layers and an IC chip module embedded in an IC chip module embedding hole. The antenna embedding layer has a groove... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334524 | Production vehicle for tritrack transportation system A rail system for transporting dual use vehicles includes a network of multiple non-interconnected rails where each rail comprises an extruded triangular shell and a support material. The rails are supported by a system of support structures where each support struc... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7273230 | Tension shackle x-brace The present invention provides a device for reinforcing the rear end of a vehicle having a ladder-type frame. The device includes a first bar that is adapted to be secured between the left side rail and right suspension attachment of the vehicle frame and a second b... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261189 | Braking system of a rail vehicle A braking system of a rail vehicle includes a parking brake device having a gearing. The gearing converts a rotating movement initiated by rotation-actuating devices into an application of movement of at least one pressure-medium-operated cylinder piston drive. Also... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7228803 | Guide assembly for guide rail comprising pair of angled guide wheels The flanged type guide wheel (1) or (2) has a peripheral edge (27) which has within its profile a recess (30), for example, a notch, the shape and position of which maintain the surface cover (28) of the guide wheel at a distance f... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213841 | Stabilizer support system The present invention relates to a stabilizer support system and a method for stabilizing or supporting heavy equipment in general. The system may comprise a support structure such as a conventional A-frame that is configured to support a crane or heavy equipment. T... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201243 | Storage carts Storage carts for the storage of pallets and other loads that may be moved between an open position into an aisle for access to the load and a closed position out of the aisle when desired. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201106 | Hydrostatic hi-rail system A hydrostatic hi-rail system for use with a railway maintenance vehicle to allow travel along railway rails by raising the vehicle off of road-engaging tires onto rail-engaging flanged rail wheels. The operator controlled system includes front and rear lift assembli... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7127999 | Tritrack system of mass transit A rail system for transporting dual use vehicles includes a network of multiple non-interconnected rails where each rail comprises an extruded triangular shell and a support material. The rails are supported by a system of support structures where each support struc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7082879 | Method for a single guidelane, bidirectional, passenger carrying tramcar system The invention is a method of coordinating the movement of a plurality of oppositely directed tramcars operating along a single guidelane. This includes positioning a plurality of fixed stop-boarding areas along the guidelane. By-pass lanes enabling oppositely moving... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077065 | Integrated bi-modal wheel assembly This invention relates generally to vehicular transportation for humans and freight by roadway and railway. More specifically, this invention relates to a unique combination of a novel roadway wheel and pneumatic tire assembly, incorporating a known automatic inflat... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7044340 | Apparatus and method for optimally mixing and applying a two part epoxy An apparatus and method for mixing and injecting or applying a viscous material which is especially useful for mixing and applying a two part epoxy. The apparatus in its preferred form utilizes two uniformly heated holding tanks with auger feeds which each feed two ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6988451 | Rail car mover apparatus for loader vehicle A rail car mover apparatus for a loader vehicle comprises means to rotatably attach a pair of front rail wheels to a front end of the loader vehicle such that the front rail wheels are spaced to engage the pair of railroad rails and such that the front rail wheels c... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6976432 | Road/rail vehicle with load-shifting device A railcar-moving vehicle comprises a modified semi-tractor, having a highway mode for operation on roadways, and a rail mode for operation on rails. The vehicle includes an elongate frame with selectively extendable high rail wheels for guiding the vehicle on rails,... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6932173 | Steered vehicle The steered vehicle, which may be a road vehicle or a vehicle devised to be usable upon road surfaces and also upon a rail line, has road wheels or a combination of road and rail wheels as required. The wheels are mounted upon a bogie pivoted about a generally verti... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923124 | Tritrack system of mass transit A rail system for transporting dual use vehicles includes a network of multiple non-interconnected rails where each rail comprises an extruded triangular shell and a support material. The rails are supported by a system of support structures where each support struc... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6786158 | Railcar-moving vehicle with load-shifting device A railcar-moving vehicle comprises a modified semi tractor with retractable railroad wheels and an air bag suspension system. A load-shifting device is pivotally disposed rearward on the vehicle frame, and includes a lifting coupler configured to couple to a coupler... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6763767 | Railcar mover having negative cambered rail wheels A dual use roadway or railroad travel vehicle such as a railcar mover (10) which includes an inner set (24) of wheel assemblies (28, 30) designed for alternate roadway or rail travel, together with fore and aft rail wheel assemblies (32, 34 | 07/20/2004 |
| 6477964 | Guide system for a forklift A guide system for a forklift includes a single guide rail extending along a path and rollers mounted on the forklift for engagement with opposite sides of the rail. The rollers can move down the rail as the wheels on the forklift become worn.... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6477963 | Apparatus and method for steering a guideway vehicle A steering apparatus is provided for use on a transit vehicle (10) which includes separate steerable drive tires (45, 50) intended to follow the contour of a guide rail (20). An adjustable linkage (80) transmits the motion of a guide frame (65) following ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6439131 | Convertible highway and rail freight vehicle A freight vehicle adapted to be convertible from highway to railway use and vice versa including a trailer having multiple railway wheels and highway wheels pivotally connected to the underside of the trailer and with the wheels being extendible for opera... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6435100 | Machine for transport of passengers and cargo An electrically powered vehicle transportation system utilizes a guideway with parallel enclosed rails. Each enclosed rail has an electrical bus bar for supplying power to vehicles on the guideway. The guideway will accommodate dual-mode vehicles that are... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6374948 | Rail lubricator A device for lubricating a track or a rail that is adapted to be mounted tog wheeled vehicle. The device includes a frame member adapted to be mounted to the vehicle and an arm pivotally attached to the frame member. A roller, which is adapted to ride on ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6363860 | Two-way guiding assembly along a rail for a road axle lateral offset A two-way assembly consisting of a chassis-frame (11) formed by two branches (17) and (18) articulated pivoting about two end pins (21) and (22) each bearing two inclined guide rollers (14) along a rail (8). The chassis-frame (11) is longitudinally movabl... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6352035 | Driving mechanism of a track traveling vehicle A track traveling vehicle having rubber tires for engaging a public road to permit the vehicle to travel thereon, and also having metal wheels capable of engaging rails associated with a track for permitting the vehicle to travel therealong. The metal whe... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6324994 | Hybrid transit system A hybrid transit system comprising a transit corridor and a hybrid vehicle for carriage of people and goods within the corridor. The transit corridor includes railway sections, roadway sections and transit corridor junctions between the two sections. The ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6324993 | Hydraulic load-shifting device for drawbar A railcar moving vehicle having a load-shifting device for shifting a portion of the weight of a railcar to the railcar moving vehicle. The railcar moving vehicle has a frame, an engine, and at least one pair of drive wheels disposed toward the rearward p... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6308640 | Transportation vehicle steering apparatus A guidance apparatus is used on a transit vehicle which includes separate steerable drive tires operated by a central guidance platform having four peripherally mounted wheels follow the contour of a guide rail. The guide wheels are spaced above the roadw... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6298792 | Hi-rail wheel assembly for improved traction An improved hi-rail wheel assembly includes a frame connected to an axle tube surrounding an axle, a pair of railway wheels mounted in spaced relation on the axle tube, a first pair of pivotal links connected between a frame and the axle, and a second pai... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6199485 | Rail conversion module for road tractor A rail conversion module for a tractor allowing the tractor to be driven either on the ground or on railroad tracks wherein a hinged module frame fits under the tractor with front rail wheels on a frame front section being attached to the tractor and adap... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6129028 | Electrically powered transit car A mechanism for steering a beam guided vehicle having four steerable wheels linked to a centrally located steering trolley guided by an electrified T-shape beam mounted on a structural roadbed. A trolley flexibly propelled by the vehicle follows the guide... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6101953 | Apparatus to facilitate rail transit by motor vehicles An apparatus for facilitating the travel of a motor vehicle, designed for roadway travel, upon railways has the capacity to be towed to the rail site by the motor vehicle. The apparatus has a platform having at least one rotatable axle of roadway tires at... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6029579 | Guide system along at least one ground rail for a road vehicle axle The guide system, for a guided road vehicle, having a front directional assembly formed of two pivoting guide arms (2) and (3) which are coupled as well as vertically constrained, each equipped with an inclined guide wheel (12, 13) engaging at least one g... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6021719 | Mobile track vehicle An improved self-propelled mobile track vehicle (MTV) capable of traveling by road at normal highway speeds and traveling by rail after conversion at a narrow railroad crossing by producing a device for rotating the vehicle 90 degrees. The vehicle is powe... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6012396 | Electric rail transportation system, vehicle, and rail used in the transportation system A transportation system includes a rail system and a vehicle capable of traveling on a road surface or the rail system. The vehicle includes two sets of wheels, one wheel for riding on the road surface, and another for riding on the rail. The rail is prov... | 01/11/2000 |
