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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997507 | Supporting device for supporting a flat panel display device and flat panel display device assembly A supporting device for supporting a flat panel display device includes a base, a sliding member, a supporting member, and a holding member. The base defines a pair of guiding grooves extending along a lengthwise direction of the base. The sliding member includes a ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 5593089 | Crosstie plug for a railroad spike A railroad crosstie plug is positioned within an existing spike hole in a crosstie to restore a predetermined gage between parallel railroad rails. The plug comprises a hollow sleeve having a slot along one side thereof and an interior configuration compl... | 01/14/1997 |
| 4661532 | Coal tar containing foaming urethane composition and a method for repairing defects in structural components Hydrophobic polyurethane compositions can be used to repair or fill-in surface defects in structural components. The hydrophobic composition can be packaged in two parts, a hydrophobic polyol part and a isocyanate part wherein the polyol part comprises a ... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4203193 | Method of attaching a rail and a tie plate to a cross tie A spike retainer which may be forcibly driven through an aperture in a tie plate into a wood cross tie includes an upper lip for engaging a flanged base of a rail supported by the tie plate. A movable wedge attached to the spike retainer is forced between... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4152185 | Spike hole plugging material A railroad tie spike hole plugging material and method of using the same. The material includes a substantially uniform mixture of about 25-75% by volume of a granular abrasive material having a grit size in the range of about 20-100 grit and abrasive to ... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4070201 | Spike hole plugging material A railroad tie spike hole plugging material and method of using the same. The material includes a substantially uniform mixture of about 25-75% by volume of a granular abrasive material having a grit size in the range of about 20-100 grit and abrasive to ... | 01/24/1978 |
| 3964680 | Railroad spike retainer A railroad spike retainer is disclosed which may be driven into a railroad tie together with the spike it retains. The retainer exerts a retention force both against the spike to prevent its regression from the retainer and also against the tie to prevent... | 06/22/1976 |
