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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364020 | Measuring device for an electromechanical brake A force sensor for an electromechanical brake has a closed ring having a C-shaped profile that is open inwardly. Force is introduced along the inner circumference of the ring. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7327090 | Electronic module, methods of manufacturing and driving the same, and electronic instrument An electronic module includes an EL section; a first substrate on which the EL section is formed; a second substrate attached to the first substrate; an integrated circuit chip mounted on the second substrate; a plurality of first power supply interconnects formed o... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7268699 | Highway-rail grade crossing hazard mitigation A hazard mitigation system to detect an object in a highway-railway grade crossing. A structure is provided that includes a fixed foundation and a surface layer that is cushionably placed above the foundation, such that the structure is located between tracks at the... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7214893 | Load cell system A load cell system for stationary or moving equipment is disclosed, wherein undesirable bending, shear, and torsion loads are minimized and an accuracy of the load cell system is maximized. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7176391 | Load cell to frame interface for hospital bed A load cell apparatus has a load cell adapted to couple to a first structure. The load cell comprises a load cell body and a sensor. The sensor provides an output signal indicative of an amount of weight applied to the load cell. A stud extends away from the load ce... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6919516 | RF multiple load cell scale Load cells forming one or more weighing scales are connected to each other and to a common concentrator which communicates to a master controller in the control house via RF wireless communication. The load cells are polled by and provide weight reading to concentra... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6809271 | Portable load indicating device for a rail vehicle The apparatus includes two somewhat convex shoes clampable along the adjacent sides of a pair of rails for engagement by the peripheries of wheel flanges so that the wheels are raised just clear of the rails, a load-sensing device at the highest portion of each shoe... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6674023 | Method and apparatus for weighing railroad cars A method and apparatus for determining the weight of each axle of a plurality of rail cars of a railroad train passing over a selected section of a railroad track. The apparatus embodies a measuring device that, when mounted to the selected section of the... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6653578 | Track scales with continuous rails and weighing sleepers Continuous, uninterrupted rails for trains and the like having weight measuring sections. Weighing ties replace normal ties under the rails in the weight measuring sections. The weighing ties are of the same height, width, and external contour as the norm... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6155767 | Three-batch coal loadout system and method A three-batch method for the precision loading of coal into the individual railroad cars of a moving train, and a loadout system implementing the method. For each railcar, three successive batches are made up and discharged from a single weigh bin. The lo... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6075212 | Method of weighing railroad cars without uncoupling them An apparatus and method for accurately weighing a rail car coupled to other rail cars without uncoupling the rail car to be weighed includes a hydraulically operated positioning device assembly with opposed pushers that can be elevated to hold the axle of... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5909999 | Method to maximally utilize the loading capacity of an individual wagon and the train when loading with bulk material A method for maximizing the loading capacity of a wagon or wagon train when loading with pourable material from a silo. The method utilizes a computer which determines the type of wagon to be loaded on the basis of values obtained with sensors.... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5883337 | Methods and systems employing strain gauge signals to determine the dynamics of moving railcars The present invention provides a system and method for measuring weight and speed of a moving railcar through dynamic processing of a voltage signal from at least one strain gauge embedded into a rail on the railroad track. The system comprises at least o... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5856637 | Weighing scale for moving loads A weighing system for material suspended from a rail or trolley. The system includes a transition track between the regular track and the weighing track to avoid oscillation of pressure on the weighing track which causes difficulty in rapidly arriving at ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5582107 | Weighing device for linear motor driven transport system A linear motor driven transport system of an improved design is presented. The conventional roller configuration for holding the transport vehicle on the rail track has been replaced with a spring-loaded design so as to maintain the contact between the ro... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5224561 | Weigh-rail Weighing of railway cars is accomplished by replacing a short section of fixed rail with a weigh-rail, and supporting the weigh-rail as well as sections of the fixed rail near the weigh-rail on an added foundation structure. The weigh-rail has a weigh-rai... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5205368 | Apparatus and method for weighing rail-supported vehicles An apparatus and method for measuring vertical forces exerted to a pair of parallel rails by a rail-supported vehicle uses sleepers for supporting said rails which are provided with recesses located below said rails and having inserted therein a force mea... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5111897 | Bridge weigh-in-motion system An apparatus and method are provided for calculating the speed and weight of a vehicle as it passes over an existing bridge. The apparatus includes a number of strain gages attachable to existing bridge girders or support members each of which outputs an ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4958694 | Weighing device Weighing device for articles such as small slaughtered animals which are carried along a transport track and of which this movement is temporarily interrupted during determination of the weight, comprising a moveable member which is loaded by the weight, ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4904154 | Loading system for railroad cars A system for loading coal (particles) into railroad cars 16 wherein a control weight of a railroad car 16 loaded with coal (particles) is established and a maximum permissible weight of a railroad car 16 loaded with coal (particles) is known, the control ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4834199 | Weight sensing apparatus A weight sensing apparatus comprising first and second support means, a load carrying member supported on said first and second support means, a sensing portion of the load carrying member which terminates inwardly of at least one end of the load carrying... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4800972 | Apparatus for weighing rolling railcars Various improvements are disclosed for enhancing accuracy in a system for weighing rolling railcars in order to remedy previous factors contributing to weighing inaccuracies. In a system operative by means of a plurality of longitudinally spaced sensors s... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800971 | Scale assembly A scale assembly has a platform which is connected with load sensing means which provide an output indicative of the magnitude of a load. The platform has an upper portion which includes a body of concrete and a lower portion formed of metal. The upper an... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4770260 | Conveyor systems A conveyor system comprises a plurality of article carriers 5 interconnected for movement in succession along a predetermined path 1, and weight sensing means 7a, 7b positioned at two or more weighing stations in the path such that each article carrier pa... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4754822 | Repetitive weighing system for moving conveyor loads A continuously moving load is conveyed through a plurality of weighing load cell assemblies during a weighing operation to obtain a predetermined number of repetitive weight measurements fed to a data processor for providing an error corrected readout. In... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4711344 | Accurate weight sorting arrangement for poultry conveyor system The length of loading platforms in a conveyor weight sorting system are greater than the uniform spacing between successive load carriers suspended by the conveyor to achieve acceptable accuracy for weight limit detection by laterally spacing the loading ... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4701866 | Wheel load measurement Apparatus for measuring loads transmitted via wheels to a track from vehicles travelling thereon, comprises means responsive to load at a plurality of approximately equally spaced locations on a selected portion of the track at least about equal in length... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4667757 | System for determining axle spacing A system is disclosed for determining the spacing between axles of a vehicle which may be in motion, on the basis of weight alone. A weighbridge is provided with a first load cell spaced from a second load cell along the length of the weigh bridge by a di... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4659274 | Computer controlled load-out system A computer controlled system is provided for regulating the flow of coal into a railway car or the like. The coal flows into the car through a loading chute. When the total weight in the car reaches the desired weight as determined by spaced platform scal... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4657096 | Load bar weighing system A load measurement bar is attached to an isolated section of railroad track rail at two locations along the neutral axis of the rail. The bar assembly contains displacement sensors to measure the bending slope of the rail relative to the bar to provide a ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4632197 | Weighing device The present invention provides a device for weighing rail guided vehicles. The device has at least one moveable truck support element and in the preferred embodiment has both a stationary platform and a moveable truck support assembly. The vehicle to be w... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4577708 | Weighing apparatus Apparatus for weighing a succession of articles comprises a plurality of article carriers, for example poultry carcass carrying hooks 19, interconnected, for example by a chain 16, for movement in succession along a path. A weighing device is positioned a... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4550793 | Method and apparatus for checking the weight of a moving article A method and apparatus for checking the weight of a moving article in which the article moves across a weigh platform connected to at least two load cells spaced apart via the direction of travel of the article, the output signals from the load cells bein... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4512430 | Electronic coupled-in-motion railroad track scale An electronic coupled-in-motion railroad track scale is disclosed and comprises four track logic switches for detecting forward or backward train axle movement, a programmable digital voltmeter connected to load cells for effecting the weighing of the tra... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4465211 | Weight indicator for material container of agricultural distributing device A container for material such as fertilizer or seeds which delivers same to an underlying distributing device is mounted on a tractor so that the weight of the container and associated equipment is indicated to the operator of the tractor whereby the amou... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4445581 | System for loading railroad cars A method and apparatus are provided for loading railroad cars coupled in motion. Prior to loading, an "empty" composite weight is obtained of the front and rear trucks of an empty selected railroad car, the rear truck of the adjacent forward railroad car ... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4416342 | Apparatus and method for weighing rolling railcars A weigh section of a railway track consists of two unsupported spans of conventional rail, produced by removing two adjacent supporting ties for example. The span of the unsupported rails is approximately 64 inches, less than the minimum distance between ... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4401175 | System for weighing railroad cars in motion during loading A system is provided for weighing freight cars coupled in motion during loading. An upstream weigh bridge is provided and is mechanically separated from a downstream weigh bridge, with a loading chute overlying one of the weigh bridges for dispensing mate... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4399881 | Track working or transport vehicle A track working or transport vehicle comprises a frame and two undercarriages supporting the frame. Springs are mounted between the side frames of the undercarriages and the vehicle frame, the springs having a stroke whose length is proportional to variab... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4363369 | Overhead track scale A track scale weighs a load on a track. The scale comprises a live rail for supporting the load to be weighed. A pair of load cells spaced longitudinally of the live rail support the live rail. The load cells have sensing means for sensing shear stresses ... | 12/14/1982 |
