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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7878309 | Quick release hand brake A brake mechanism comprises a housing, a first handle, a first shaft mounted in the housing having at least one gear rotationally fixed thereon, a second gear rotatably mounted in the housing in operative engagement with the first shaft, a locking mechanism, and a c... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7757825 | Quick release hand brake A brake mechanism comprises a housing, a first handle, a first shaft mounted in the housing having at least one gear rotatably received thereon, a second gear rotatably mounted in the housing in operative engagement with the first shaft, a locking mechanism, and a c... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7404473 | Automatic parking brake for a rail vehicle A manual brake release and status indicator device for a parking brake for a rail vehicle, the manual brake release can include a positioner rod having a handle at one end and a second end connected to a positioner assembly which is associated with a parking brake c... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7228945 | Techniques for employing electric brakes to control movement of rotatable components A brake assembly includes a mounting plate, pressure members disposed in a substantially coplanar manner relative to the mounting plate, and electric actuators mounted to the mounting plate. The electric actuators are configured to selectively move the pressure memb... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227672 | Gear changing device and communication apparatus including the same In a gear changing device, when a sun gear rotates in a forward direction, a rotating member is rotated in the same direction as the sun gear and planetary gears are pivotally rotated around the sun gear. When the sun gear rotates in a reverse direction, the rotatin... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7156471 | Two-stage cylinder for applying automatic set and release hand brake An apparatus engageable with a hand brake assembly for automatically applying at least one brake secured to a railway vehicle. The apparatus comprises an operating mechanism which is a two stage pneumatic cylinder having a primary portion for initial phase of the br... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7124861 | Motion control apparatus A brake (10) having application for a linear or rotational motion device includes a housing (120) in which a first piston (140), a wedge (142) and a second piston (144) cooperate to engage a friction facing (136) through a p... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121388 | Automatic application hand brake An apparatus engageable with a hand brake assembly for automatically applying at least one brake device secured to a railway vehicle with such hand brake assembly. The apparatus includes an operating mechanism having at least a portion thereof engageable with at lea... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7021430 | Release hold mechanism for a hand brake having a quick release mechanism A hand brake mechanism having a release hold mechanism to prevent unwanted application of the railcar brakes. The release hold mechanism includes a cam and a holding pawl having cooperating force members and a detent retaining device engaging the cam disposed within... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011190 | Hand brake assembly for an ankle motion III truck bogie The present invention provides an improved TMX.RTM truck mounted brake assembly for applying a brake shoe force to a railway car wheels by interfacing with an axle motion III bogie. The improvement comprises a rack and pinion type hand brake mechanism integrally mou... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6971488 | Simplified truck mounted brake system A brake rigging comprising first and second brake beams. A brake shoe assembly including a brake shoe adjacent each end of brake beams. A first force transfer mechanism connected intermediate first and second ends thereof to the first brake beam for moving a brake s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6923509 | Cargo trailer anti-terrorist and anti-theft system A remotely activated electro mechanical device is mounted in the dual chamber brake system of a vehicle or trailer. The device includes a solenoid valve and a receiver decoder which controls the valve in response to a coded signal ideally available only to law enfor... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6902042 | Automatic application hand brake winding mechanism An automatic application hand brake mechanism is provided for automatically applying at least one brake member secured to a railway vehicle with the hand brake assembly. The mechanism comprises an operating member having at least one ratchet engageable with at least... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902043 | Driveline vehicle parking brake actuator A driveline vehicle parking brake actuator including a reciprocable piston, a spring guide having a tubular distal portion telescopically received on the piston and a radial proximal portion which is telescopically supported within the housing by an annular wear gui... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6888451 | Method of monitoring the power spring of a spring brake actuator A method of monitoring the condition of a power spring of a pneumatic spring brake actuator of a vehicle by comparing the stroke of the push rod during normal braking and by actuating the parking brake, wherein a defective power spring is indicated when the differen... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6848754 | Automatic application hand brake An apparatus engageable with a hand brake assembly for automatically applying at least one brake device secured to a railway vehicle with such hand brake assembly. The apparatus includes an operating mechanism having at least a portion thereof engageable with at lea... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6789855 | Automatic set and release hand brake An automatic application hand brake apparatus is provided for automatically applying at least one brake member secured to a railway vehicle with the hand brake assembly. The apparatus comprises an operating member having at least one ratchet attached to a drive shaf... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6709068 | Automatic set and release hand brake pneumatic circuit design II/automatic application function An apparatus comprising an operating mechanism having at least a portion thereof engageable with at least one gear of a gear assembly disposed in a housing member of a hand brake assembly for operating such gear assembly. A source of fluid pressure is connected to t... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6578679 | Brake system and method The invention relates to a brake system for railway equipment. More particularly, the invention relates to brake devices and systems for pneumatically and manually actuating such devices on railroad train cars such as freight cars. The brake system can be... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6540049 | Gradual release mechanism for a railway car hand brake A gradual release mechanism for use in a hand brake device engageable with a railway car. Such gradual release mechanism comprising an operating shaft for rotation about an axis extending longitudinally of the shaft. A clutch flange portion disposed inter... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6491352 | Spring applied parking brake for rail cars An integral intermodal train is provided for carrying standard over-the-highway semi-trailers. Each segment can have a plurality of platforms and may be loaded or unloaded independently of any other segment using a self contained, roll-on/roll-off system.... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6474451 | Side tension brake condition sensor A sensor for determining the on/off condition of a railroad car handbrake that utilizes a manual wheel which applies tension to a chain extending under the car to the brake setting system and the sensor utilizes a bias member which pushes against the side... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6474450 | Mechanical sensor for a quick release hand brake A mechanical sensor for a hand brake quick release mechanism having a housing, flexible clamp, and release shaft having a member with first and second elements. A housing member has open and closed ends. The open end is engageable with a housing outside w... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6397978 | Hand brake for a rail car A hand brake for a rail car which is adapted to be connected to the actuator which forms a part of the brake system of the car. A chain wheel about which the actuator chain is wrapped is rotated through a hydraulic cylinder causing the chain to actuate th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394233 | Apparatus for operating a vertical wheel hand brake An apparatus for operation a railway car vertical wheel hand brake. A hand brake wheel has a hub fixed on an operating shaft. The operating shaft is rotatably mounted on the hand brake. The hand brake wheel further has a reaction member. A brake release m... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394559 | Control apparatus for the application and release of a hand brake A control apparatus is provided which is engageable with a hand brake assembly on a railway vehicle for operation of an application cylinder for applying the hand brake assembly. This apparatus includes a source of fluid pressure which is engageable with ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6364069 | Electronic sensor for a quick release hand brake An electronic sensor for a quick release mechanism in a railcar vertical hand brake having a housing equipped with a flexible clamp mounted on an inside wall, and a release shaft having a member disposed perpendicular to and about the circumference thereo... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6364428 | Apparatus for a quick release mechanism in a railcar hand brake An apparatus for a quick release mechanism in a railcar hand brake. The hand brake has a housing having a front casing with an inside wall of a predetermined size and shape, and a back plate. An operating shaft is rotatably mounted in the housing. The ope... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6325465 | Quick release mechanism for a railway car hand brake A quick release mechanism for a railcar hand brake comprises a release shaft having a first end and a second end. The first end includes a cavity of a predetermined size and shape. A release lever has a hub journaled on the first end of the release shaft.... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6237722 | Railroad handbrake "off" sensor A railroad brake sensing apparatus particularly suitable for handbrake sensing has a sheave wheel/bellcrank bracket which is slotted to allow the wheel/crank axle to move from a first position when the chain is under tension and the brake is applied; to a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6179093 | Power source activated handbrake release mechanism A power source activated handbrake release mechanism for automatically releasing a parking brake assembly for a railroad vehicle braking system is provided. The power source activated handbrake release mechanism includes a hydraulically or pneumatically a... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6175784 | Remotely operated rail car status monitor and control system A remotely operated rail car status monitor and control system including a plurality of handbrake status and release monitors (HSRMs), each of which is mounted to an individual rail car of a train, and a handheld data terminal (HDT). The HSRMs are self-co... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6170619 | Manual hand brake sensor for a railroad car On a railroad car handbrake system the main handbrake shaft, used to turn the chain, is utilized during its rotation to drive a target object to a magnetic sensor. The target object may be driven by cam plates, gears, screw mechanisms or the like and may ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6059075 | Railroad freight car including pneumatic brake system module A fully protective multi-unit railroad freight car for carrying motor vehicles on two or three levels with the lowest level being in a cargo well between a pair of deep side sills. A pair of vehicle-carrying decks are adjustable in height and are counterb... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5927444 | Brake for a track-operated vehicle A brake for a track-operated vehicle employing the use of friction between at least one brake pad to be mounted on the vehicle and at least one frictional strip for attached to a lateral side of the track. The brake pad is to be attached to the vehicle by... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5469941 | Automatic handbrake release system for a railroad car A system is presented for automatically releasing all handbrakes of a railroad freight car or passenger car system. Working from the main air brake pressure lines, a pressure switch is provided which trips once the air pressure for the separate air brake ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5201890 | Railroad car handbrake release system A manually operated railroad car handbrake release system in which the release of the handbrake at one end of a car automatically causes release of the brakes at the opposite end of the same car. The system utilizes the standard type handbrake, but has af... | 04/13/1993 |
| 4978178 | Automatic self-resetting parking brake A parking brake having an output lever connected at a first pivot point to a brake rod, at a second pivot point to a automatic fluid responsive actuator and at a third point to one end of a chain of a standard manual releaseable parking brake unit. The ot... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4905795 | Handbrake operating linkage for multi-unit rail cars An improved single manual brake operating system for connecting the brake equipment of a plurality of wheeled railroad freight car trucks. The system provides for initial rapid takeup of slack in the linkages interconnecting the braking mechanisms for sev... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4805743 | Handbrake operating linkage for multi-unit rail cars An improved single manual brake operating system for connecting the brake equipment of a plurality of wheeled railroad freight car trucks. The system provides for initial rapid takeup of slack in the linkages interconnecting the braking mechanisms for sev... | 02/21/1989 |
