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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167251 | Air hose support clip to prevent lateral loading Apparatus for suspending a device such as the end of a depending air brake hose from a railcar. A flexible strap of a synthetic resin such as moldable polyurethane is suspended from the railcar body, for example, by attachment to an apertured fitting on the railcar ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8066231 | Trainline support bracket A trainline support bracket for connection to a railcar having a yoke and a coupler attached to the railcar and a coupler-uncoupling mechanism housing attached to the coupler having first and second side walls with first and second contoured recess members thereon, ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7850128 | Air brake hose support A suspension device for supporting an air brake hose on a rail car is disclosed. The device includes a strap having a clevis at one end and a plurality of apertures in spaced relation lengthwise along the strap. A clevis pin is used to attach the clevis to a lug on ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7757995 | Trainline support bracket A trainline support bracket for connection to a railcar having a yoke and a coupler attached to the railcar and a coupler-uncoupling mechanism housing attached to the coupler having first and second side walls with first and second contoured recess members thereon, ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7367538 | Suspension system for HVAC equipment A system for suspending an HVAC unit from one or more wood truss members through the use of one or more top lock plates connected to a top support member, one or more channels connected to the top of the HVAC unit, one or more bottom lock plates slidably connected t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7320453 | Suspension system for HVAC equipment Generally, the present invention (referred to also as the “suspension system”) is incorporated in a system for suspending an HVAC unit from one or more wood truss members through the use of one or more top lock plates connected to the wood truss, one or more bot... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7267306 | Hybrid support bracket for railcar air brake hose A hybrid support bracket for supporting a flexible end hose of a railcar air brake hose assembly is described. The bracket has a free end of a predetermined length and a train line support unit is displaceable along the displaceable free end. The train line support ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7068372 | MEMS interferometer-based reconfigurable optical add-and-drop multiplexor The interferometer comprises a beam splitter, a mirror and a phase modulator. The beam splitter splits a signal into a first portion and a second portion. The mirror reflects the first portion. The first portion includes an optical path length, which is fixed. The p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6655643 | Flex circuit cabling wallet An apparatus and method for supporting and protecting flex circuits are provided. A flex circuit cabling wallet has a first cover, a second cover, and a fold line that is coupled to the first and second covers. The first cover includes a latching mechanis... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6349807 | Method and apparatus for inhibiting tangling of cables A method and apparatus for inhibiting tangling of a plurality of cables. The cable support apparatus includes a support brace having a plurality of legs, together at least partially surrounding a cable run for a plurality of cables. A side of the legs opp... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6056021 | Duct joint structure, assembly tool, duct assembly method and hanger A duct joint structure for assembling a duct used for air conditioning or venting equipment, an assembly tool for assembling the joint portion, an assembly method of a duct, and a hanger for the duct with the duct joint structure. A duct joint structure i... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6010099 | Dimple forming clamp used to hold spring jacketed cable A clamp for an electrical cable which is particularly useful for fixing an electrical cable to a railway car truck. The clamp has an arched segment of a rigid sheet material which has a concave face, a convex face, opposed side flanks and open forward and... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5871193 | Flame resistant, non-conductive hanger A hanger loop of rope material provides for the suspension of innumerable articles in various industries, but is particularly well suited for use in underground mining, where it may be used to support electrical cables, pneumatic and hydraulic lines, air ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5794894 | Selectively adjustable suspension support A selectively adjustable suspension support and a method for suspending a supported member from an overhead support member at a selected distance below the overhead support member includes an elongate flexible cable, a bead affixed to the cable adjacent e... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5287739 | Mounting bracket for railway car coupler A mounting bracket for securing telemetry and other equipment on the railway car coupler of the end train includes a split strap secured about the rectangular coupler shrank and tightened by a screw bolt. The bracket has one or more stabilizing flanges in... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5131269 | Clamp for railroad car coupler A clamping arrangement for securing end-of-train sensing and monitoring equipment to a railway car coupler and including a plurality of movable gripping arms. A rotatable elongated threaded screw cooperatively associated with the movable gripping arms. Th... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4986500 | Adjustable air brake hose support for railway vehicles An adjustable support arrangement for suspending an air brake hose from the coupler of a railway vehicle including an elongated rubber bungee and a pair of spring wire clip connectors. The rubber bunges includes a resilient circular cross-section intermed... | 01/22/1991 |
| 3941253 | Rail vehicle coupler with cable coupling A vehicle coupler in which at least one cable coupling box is mounted on the coupling head for cooperation with a like coupling box on another coupling head to effect coupling together of conduits, such as air and electric conduits, when the vehicle is co... | 03/02/1976 |
