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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7269487 | Method for train positioning In the state that a train moves from a track circuit 3T toward a track circuit 5T, and a train detection signal TD1 is supplied from the boundary between the track circuits 3T and 5T to the track circuits 3T and 5T, a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7198235 | Method and apparatus for the transmission of information between track and vehicle of a model railroad A method and apparatus for the transmission of information between a track (11, 12) and a vehicle (13, 14) located on the track in a model railroad system, whereby when electrical contact between the vehicle and track, such as between a wheel of the ve... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7159772 | Apparatus and method for mounting an RF tag on a conveyor trolley A system for mounting an RF tag to a conveyor trolley wherein the tag is embedded in a block of material shaped to fit within an annular recess formed between the hub and outer rim of the trolley wheel. The shaped block is secured to the wheel. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6927697 | Remote control system, transmitter and peripheral unit for the use of the system A remote control system for operating a drive unit 2 and a peripheral unit 3 to be used together with the drive unit by remote control, has a transmitter 1 that generates data repeatedly including a first control information for a specific opera... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6533222 | Railway vehicle safety shunt system A railway vehicle safety shunt system includes a pair of axle-mounted rail wheels having outer circumferential surfaces that engage the upper surfaces of the rails, respectively, radially outwardly flange portions that engage the lateral portions of the r... | 03/18/2003 |
| 5758847 | Control device for overhead conveyor A control device for conveyor systems in an industrial area has a drive motor in each overhead conveyor, a drive control, and an associated sensor consisting of a transmitter aimed at the leading overhead conveyor and a receiver for the signal reflected b... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5680120 | Transportation safety apparatus and method A transportation safety apparatus and method for the detection of obstacles which lie off the line-of-sight or beyond the field of view of a moving vehicle entails shooting a laser beam through the air from a moving vehicle, capturing the beam and passing... | 10/21/1997 |
| 4768740 | Vehicle tracking system A railway vehicle control system particularly, but not exclusively, suitable for controlling single track working. Transponders are located at fixed positions along the track such as at intersections, points and so on, and a vehicle is provided with senso... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4723737 | Process and device for transmitting data between vehicles moving over a track For data communication in the form of messages between railways vehicles moving over a same track, short identical emissions at random times by modulating a directional microwave beam whose angular opening is sufficient in the horizontal direction for mai... | 02/09/1988 |
| 3988991 | Conveyor system utilizing shielded reader units A conveyor system in which code devices with reflectors mounted on trucks selectively coact with optoelectronic reader units to cause spur line switches to selectively divert the trucks from a main line to particular spur lines is disclosed. Each reader u... | 11/02/1976 |
