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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5288016 | Rail-tie fastening assembly with rocking bearing seat A rail-tie fastening assembly for connecting a rail to a tie including a rail seat assembly and a rail anchor. The rail seat assembly is connectable to the tie and the rail seat assembly includes a seat hook assembly which extends over a portion of the ra... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5165599 | Rail-tie fastening systems A rail-tie fastening assembly for connecting a rail having a rail flange to a tie comprising a rail seat assembly and a rail anchor. The rail seat assembly is connectable to the tie and includes an anchor slot and a seat hook assembly. The seat hook assem... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5154346 | Rail mounting clip for railroad A composite minimum-joint electrified rail is constructed by combining a non-conductive support rail divided into easily installed segments with a continuous conductive rail that mounts on the support rail and spans any number of support rail segments. Th... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5148980 | Device for securing in position guide rails In a device for mounting in position guide rails (1), in which device the guide rail (1) is free of perforations and is seized by claws (3), which claws (3) are fixed in a mounting part, the mounting part has a mounting plate (2) extending in parallel rel... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5078319 | Rail-tie fastening systems A rail-tie fastening assembly for connecting a rail having a rail flange to a tie comprising a rail seat assembly and a rail anchor. The rail seat assembly is connectable to the tie and includes an anchor slot and a seat hook assembly. The seat hook assem... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5042717 | Strap for the quick fastening of a railroad rail and tie equipped with such a strap Fastening strap composed of a rod having a vertical rectilinear part (20) and a curved part which forms a spring and the end (10) of which grips the flange (25) of the rail to be fastened, after being tensioned as a result of the rotation of the strap abo... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4927078 | Device for elastically and rapidly fixing a railway rail A securing device for a railway rail includes a fixing rod having a first end in the form of a spring head which bears on the shoe of the rail. The rod extends through a shim and has a second end is configured like a hook and is held in an anchoring sheat... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4874128 | Rail-tie fastening assembly A rail-tie fastening assembly for connecting a rail having a rail flange to a tie comprising a rail seat assembly and a rail anchor. The rail seat assembly is connectible to the tie and includes an anchor slot and a seat hook assembly. The seat hook assem... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4513912 | Holding a railway rail down on a support member To hold a railway rail down on a support member, a device is employed having a first part driven into a vertical hole in the support member, a second part having a sideways projection, part of which lies vertically below a part of the support member, to o... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4349151 | Holding a railway rail down on a support member To hold a railway rail down on a support member, a device is employed having a first part driven into a vertical hole in the support member, a second part having a sideways projection, part of which lies vertically below a part of the support member, to o... | 09/14/1982 |
