Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357463 | Electro-pneumatic braking control unit for a railway or tramway vehicle An electro-pneumatic braking control unit for a railway or tramway vehicle including a multi-layer structure with a plurality of superimposed plates, and in particular, an upper plate carrying and/or integrating a plurality of pneumatic, electro-pneumatic or electri... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7246786 | Heavy duty pinch valve This invention provides a heavy duty pinch valve for use in industrial applications, such as railroad tank cars that is constructed with a sealed housing that is sufficiently sturdy to operate in tough environments and large material flows. The valve includes a weld... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7207547 | Valve operating assembly and system for operating lever-operated valves An assembly for swinging an external handle of a tank dome valve on a tank dome about a generally horizontal axis has a gearbox and an air motor. In a preferred embodiment, a housing is cooperatively formed by the gearbox casing and the motor cover. The gearbox cont... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7120523 | Hydraulic cylinder life prediction Maintenance requirements for hydraulic cylinders used to actuate heavy equipment may be predicted by measuring actual use of the cylinders. Sensors measuring piston position within each cylinder are integrated and the results stored in histograms bins to provide a p... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6957802 | Valve closure system and valve closure assembly having torque limiting A valve closure assembly (50) for remotely and automatically closing a railway tank car valve (V1, V2, V3, V4), characterized by improved convenience in mounting on a tank car dome (160) and adaptability to various dome geom... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6910427 | Security device and method to prevent unauthorized discharge of contents from a tank Security devices are provided to prevent or block unauthorized access through portholes formed in a protective housing assembly when the protective housing assembly is in its first, closed position and to allow access through the portholes when the protective housin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907904 | Fluid delivery system and mounting panel therefor A novel fluid delivery system includes a mounting panel, where the mounting panel includes channels that define the flow of fluid between any flow-control components mounted on the mounting panel. The mounting panel comprises a top plate and a bottom plate, and the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908068 | Adapters and adapter systems for valve closure systems and valve closure assemblies A valve closure assembly (50) for remotely and automatically closing railway tank car valves (V1, V2, V3, V4) characterized by a series of novel adapters (180, 240, 242, 244, 252, 254) for enabling one valve closure assembly... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6805153 | Hose connector template apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for restricting access to ports that may be disposed in a bonnet to house valves on a railcar. More specifically, the present invention relates to a template that may be lowered over the bonnet of the railcar wherein the... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6742550 | Secondary containment cap apparatus for either permanent or removable attachment to a primary chlorine container turret A secondary containment cap apparatus for a turret of a hazardous fluid primary container having a primary container wall with a primary container turret opening having a turret opening perimeter wall, the secondary containment cap apparatus including a valve mounti... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6727510 | Transportation vessel for radioactive substance and method of loading closed vessel A canister containing spent fuel assemblies is contained in a body of a transportation cask. A top opening of a vessel body of the canister is closed by a lid welded to the vessel body. A ring-shaped elastic tube is provided between the inner surface of the upper en... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6708723 | Inwardly opening mechanical vent system An inwardly opening mechanical vent system is provided for use in a fluid tank having a bottom loading valve and a vent formed in an upper tank surface. The vent system includes a spring interposed between a vent valve and a body extending downwardly into the tank t... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6390119 | Manway cover system A manway cover system used to cover an opening in a tank, the manway cover system having a manway with a top and a bottom surface, at least one valve mounting area on the top surface for mounting a valve thereon, and a hood contact area surrounding each v... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6382233 | Plastic hydraulic hammer reduction system A mobile tank car or like vehicle includes a mechanical hydraulic dampening device having kinetic energy dissipating baffles in its interior with no moving parts. The moving tank car carrying a liquid load, such as for example a railroad tank car, includi... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6328064 | Fluid tank drain pipe support/guide member A drain pipe support advantageously acts as a guide for insertion of a drain pipe and secures the drain pipe in a desired position for draining of a fluid filled tank. Additionally the drain pipe support also advantageously guides fluid into the drain pip... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6286438 | Baffle plate assembly A baffle plate assembly for reducing the amount of corrosive liquid contained within a railroad car from contacting a pressure relief valve connected to the railroad car. The baffle plate assembly includes a baffle body having one end connected to an uppe... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6263974 | Power source for supplying water-based liquid to system, and fire extinguishing arrangement The invention relates to a power source for supplying water-based liquid to a system, the power source comprising a container (5) for the water-based liquid and a pump unit (6) which comprises a pump (7) and a power source (8) for the pump, the pump unit ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6253786 | Coupling devices for railway cars Disclosed herein is apparatus for installation on railroad cars and automatically connecting pneumatic and/or electric lines of two adjacent railroad cars. The principle of the product design is to apply pneumatic system's own pressure for automatically s... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6234191 | Railroad car brake manifold The present invention relates to a railroad car brake manifold adapted to be attached to the pipe brackets on existing railroad cars to provide sufficient pneumatic chambers and channels to perform the required pneumatic logic flow for pneumatic devices a... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6213449 | Handles for bottom outlet valve assembly A bottom outlet valve for a tank car having a bottom is provided. The valve includes a nozzle projecting from the bottom of the tank car and defining an opening and having a locking member, an outlet cap shaped and dimensioned to cover the opening and mov... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6112762 | Top operated bottom outlet valve assembly A bottom valve assembly is provided for a tank car having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a manway disposed in the top portion. The assembly includes a valve seat disposed in the bottom portion of the tank car and defining an outlet opening and a plu... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6062254 | Manifold protective valve enclosure A manifold protective valve enclosure can have a bottom portion and a valve mounting subbase portion disposed on the bottom portion. A portion of the perimeter of the bottom portion can be surrounded by side walls which surround a valve which can be mount... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6045013 | Container containing liquid or the like therein A liquid container includes a hollow body containing an outlet hole formed in the bottom portion thereof, a V-shaped control valve mounted on the bottom portion of the body and having a first tube received in the body and a second tube extending outward f... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5967358 | Tank filling and pressure relief assembly A tank filling and pressure relief assembly. A cover member has a seat for sealingly closing the tank opening. A stem is attached at one end to a piston in a cylinder (which is attached to the cover member and extends downwardly therefrom into the tank) a... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5919377 | System for transporting solid materials A railroad tank car can be filled with a slurry of a solid and a solvent therefor. The tank car is fitted with a feed distribution header that is provided with a plurality of predetermined spaced openings. The header is mounted in the car so that after th... | 07/06/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5782265 | Filtration and transportable container for processing waste into fuel The invention is to a method and apparatus that provide a removable container that functions both as a filtration unit and as a removable and transportable container for transferring fuel from a Filtration Fuel Technology (FFT) process to a fuel receiving... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5762088 | Method and apparatus for gauging clearance on a tanker railcar checkvalve Disclosed is a gauging device for use in a tanker railcar having a manway cover for attaching a valve having a valve stem, that the manway cover having an opening and a valve mounting recess, a checkvalve positioned in that the manway opening, that the ch... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5690141 | Valve covers Described are improved valve covers on containers adapted for use in shipping and/or storing transportable chemicals. In one device of the invention, a hinge connects a lid to a rim and is displaced from the container's center line at a first preselected ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5480042 | Lock and coupler for a railway ramp car having fluid and electrical couplings A retainer is provided for retaining a catch mounted to a first portion of a split ramp car in its unlocked position as a second portion of a ramp car exits a locking area in which it is previously locked. An arm portion of the retainer extends into the l... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5285998 | Internal valve for pressure fluid containment vessels An internal valve for pressurized fluid containment vessels having vessel ports. The valve includes a valve seat associated with the vessel port and a valve member movable between a closed position against the valve seat and an open position wherein fluid... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285811 | Hopper gate valve An hopper gate valve having a valve body for connection to a hopper car with a generally elongated discharge opening is provided. A valve member is adapted to engageable and disengage the elongated discharge opening by using a control apparatus which cont... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5251658 | Fluid apparatus with at least one tube well A tube well extends through a fluid containment compartment and is secured at both ends thereof to the compartment shell. Both ends of the well communicate with respective shell openings. Compartment fittings and/or equipment are positioned in the tube an... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5232010 | Drain valve A drain valve is provided for connection to a water supply line for draining water in a vacuum flush aircraft sanitation system. The valve comprises a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The housing also includes a pressure chamber with a dia... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5228473 | Internal safety valve system An internal valve and metered positive displacement pump for a pressure fluid tank. The tank defines a fluid compartment, and first and second vessels are positioned within the protective envelope of the tank. A bellows pump assembly disposed in the first... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5222517 | Fluid containment vessel with one or more recessed wells A fluid transport apparatus including a fluid transport tank having a tank shell defining a fluid compartment within it. A well connected to the shell at an opening through the shell is recessed into the perimeter of the compartment. The well and its cont... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5220943 | Internal pump assembly An internal pump assembly including a fluid tank defining a fluid compartment, and first and second vessels positioned in the tank. The second vessel has a second vessel port through which fluid can flow relative to the fluid compartment. A bellows pump a... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5211202 | Fluid apparatus with pressure-tight recessed well A fluid apparatus including a fluid tank having a shell and defining a fluid containment compartment. A well is recessed into the fluid tank at an opening in the shell. The well has a well wall secured to the shell and a support ring at the shell opening ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5170819 | Valve system for mobile tank cars A protective valve system including a pipe extending into the tank through a wall with a seat positioned in the pipe inside of the tank and a safety plug movable for releasable and sealingly seating on the seat. A first valve is positioned outside the tan... | 12/15/1992 |
