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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367134 | Dishwasher vent assembly A mechanized vent for a dishwasher employs a vent plate moving about a hinge axis as driven by a cam mechanism at a surface of the vent plate removed from the hinge axis. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7261378 | Cam lock for vehicle seating A locking apparatus for a moveable component of an aircraft seat. The locking apparatus includes a housing for being slidably received in a track, a first pair of opposed cams pivotally mounted in the housing, and a release member. The cams are moved between a lock ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243604 | Hidden-rail and dual-attraction balancing compensation type permanent magnetic levitation train and railway system A hidden-rail dual-attraction balancing compensation type permanent magnetic levitation train and railway system are provided. The hidden rails are provided inside two underground tubes, and each tube is communicated with the ground via a rail through silt. A magnet... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7066094 | Supporting framework for a craneway A supporting framework for a craneway for at least one crane which travels on at least one track, especially for a bridge crane which travels on two tracks, includes a track carrier elongated in a track direction and having at least one carrier section of reinforced... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7014019 | Brake actuator comprising an energy accumulator and an inertia weight The invention relates to a brake actuator, especially for a rail vehicle brake, comprising an accumulation brake unit having an energy accumulator for storing and supplying energy for applying the brake, preferably in the event of safety braking and/or park braking,... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6938739 | Brake head positioner A brake head positioning means for railcar braking systems. The brake head positioning means is comprised of an attachment means that is engageable with a railcar hanger arm for attaching such brake head positioning means to such railcar hanger arm. An extension mea... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6907946 | Brake system for a tracked vehicle A direct braking of a drive shaft for a tracked vehicle that moves on rotating track(s). A disc brake is connected to the same drive shaft that has sprocket(s) for engaging the track(s). Upon activation by a vehicle driver, opposing pistons engage the disc to retard... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6637554 | Rail brake element A rail brake element, in particular in connection with rail brake buffer blocks, comprising a pair of clamping plates C-shaped in cross section and having upper and lower leg portions, the clamping plates engaging a rail head on opposite sides, at least o... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6321657 | Rail transit system A monorail transit system includes transit drive units for supporting a transit car body on a beam and propelling the body along the beam. Improvements to the transit system include a quiet steel rail with vibration isolation for the beam, a vehicle braki... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6237726 | Rail brake element The invention relates to a rail brake element, in particular for use in rail brake buffer blocks, comprising a pair of clamping plates extending about a rail head from each side and supported against its top surface, which clamping plates are clamped agai... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6199661 | Top-of-rail lubrication rate control by the hydraulic pulse width modulation method A lubrication system for a railroad locomotive applies a lubricant with great accuracy in computer-controlled, precise quantities behind the last axle of the last locomotive such that the lubricant is consumed by the time the entire train has passed under... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6170610 | Top of rail lubrication control responsive to brake application A lubrication system for a railroad locomotive applies a lubricant with great accuracy in computer-controlled, precise quantities behind the last axle of the last locomotive such that the lubricant is consumed by the time the entire train has passed under... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6155176 | Racing amusement ride A racing-type amusement ride utilizes a self-propelled vehicle which has guide wheels to move along a track having a beginning end, a finish end, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a top, a rail along which a guide wheel of the self-propelled ve... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152042 | Railcar retarder assembly A railcar retarder assembly for use in a railroad trackwork such as a railcar classification yard is provided with a fixed base plate, a vertically-oriented pivot shaft secured to the base plate, an elongated and curved cam member mounted on the pivot sha... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6076637 | Top-of-rail lubrication rate control by the hydraulic pulse width modulation method A lubrication system for a railroad locomotive applies a lubricant with great accuracy in computer-controlled, precise quantities behind the last axle of the last locomotive such that the lubricant is consumed by the time the entire train has passed under... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5992575 | Personal rapid transit braking systems The present invention relates to a Personal Rapid Transit system for transporting passengers along a pre-set guideway, and more particularly relates to a future Personal Rapid Transit vehicle braking system. A conventional braking system can not provide t... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5065845 | Speed governor safety device for stopping an elevator car A safety apparatus includes a safety device and a centrifugal force speed governor for preventing overspeed conditions of an elevator car in both the downward direction and the upward direction. A bracket attached to the elevator car slidably retains a sh... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4693433 | Unwind stand for web rolls An unwind stand for positioning and controlling the unwinding of large paper rolls to processing machines is mounted on wheels riding on rails and motor driven through hydraulic motor to providing gripping and longitudinal movement of the rolls. Swinging ... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4225016 | Hydraulic decelerator with segmented cylinder A hydraulic decelerator having a waterbrake cylinder positioned within a reservoir wherein the cylinder is made up of a plurality of cylinder segments which are secured to a solid block member with four rods. The interfaces of the segments are ground and ... | 09/30/1980 |
| 3938629 | Railway track brake A railway track brake comprising a series of segments connected together in pairs and installed transversely between the rails of the track, each segment including a top beam with a shaft rotatably installed inside the top beam and provided at its ends wi... | 02/17/1976 |
