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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186916 | System and method for transporting wind turbine tower sections on a shipping vessel In a system and method for transporting wind turbine tower sections on a shipping vessel a pair of support members is secured to a first wind turbine tower section generally at opposite ends of the first tower section. Another pair of support members is secured to a... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177462 | System and method for arranging wind turbine blades A system for arranging wind turbine blades includes first and second root cradles and a first support proximate to the second root cradle. A first tip cradle is rotatably connected to the first support, and a second tip cradle is proximate to the first root cradle. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172493 | Apparatus and method for transporting and aligning wind turbine rotor blade An apparatus and method to facilitate transporting and aligning a multiple piece wind turbine rotor blade including a root piece and a tip piece. The apparatus includes a first portion configured to support a first end portion of the root piece and a second portion ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8142120 | Large tower railroad transportation system and method A system for transporting tower with a first end, a second end, and an elongated portion, using a railcar with a deck for carrying a load. The system includes a first support means for disposition between the railcar and the tower at a first location, and that is ad... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8118523 | Support system for a wind turbine component, a vehicle transport system for a wind turbine component and a method for operating a support system The invention relates to a support system for a wind turbine component with a rigid structure such as a wind turbine nacelle or a section of a wind turbine tower. The support system comprises a plurality of engagement mechanisms (6, 7, 8, 9) defining at least... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7931429 | Header trailer A header trailer for transporting a header for a combine harvester has a chassis (1-4) and a support saddle (12) which is shaped so as to support stably a header (16) placed on the support saddle (12). The support saddle is mounted... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7918632 | Wind turbine nacelle A nacelle for a wind turbine, the nacelle having a first height in its installed position and a second height in its transported position, the first height being higher than the second height, comprising a bottom part having a bottom face and two opposite side faces... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7794189 | Cargo frame A cargo frame may include a support arm, a cradle operable to support a corner of cargo, and a connecting element. The support arm may be supported by a base. The support arm may be extendible and include a lower support arm and an upper support arm. The connecting ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7775753 | Transportation system for a wind turbine component, vehicle for a transportation system, displacement system, method of establishing a transportation or displacement and use thereof A transportation system for a wind turbine component such as a wind nacelle or a section of a tubular wind turbine tower is provided, including a wind turbine component with a rigid structure. The system further includes at least two frame elements directly or indir... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7713007 | Method and apparatus for containing, storing and/or transporting curved wind turbine rotor blades A retaining apparatus for securing curved wind turbine rotor blades for at least one of storage and transport is described. The retaining apparatus includes an end frame configured to be connected to a root of a first blade and a connecting frame having a first end ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7704024 | Methods and systems for transporting wind turbine components A mounting system includes a plurality of adjacent railcars including a first railcar that includes spaced first and second wheel assemblies each including at least one wheel pair. The mounting system also includes a first and second frames coupled to the first rail... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7670090 | Wind turbine blade transportation system and method A system for transporting an airfoil having a root end, a tip end, and a midsection over a railroad, utilizing a first railcar coupled to a second rail car. The system includes a bracket fixed to the root end of the airfoil and also connected to the first railcar, w... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7607873 | Concrete panel trailer assembly with strut-mounted wheels A trailer assembly for transporting one or more vertically-oriented panels includes a frame having front and rear sections, a first set of lower crossbeams extending laterally across the front section of the frame, and a second set of lower crossbeams extending late... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7429156 | Method for the transport of a long windmill wing and a vehicle for the transport thereof In a method and a vehicle for the transport of a long windmill wing (2), the windmill wing is suspended at its one end on a hydraulic system (4, 11), which is adjustable in the height and is arranged rotatably on a tractive vehicle (3), and is s... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7377733 | Universal apparatus for the inspection, transportation, and storage of large shell structures An apparatus for holding an aerospace structure, having an edge and a surface, includes a base. Coupled to the base is an edge support adapted to releasably engage the edge of the structure. Also coupled to the base is a stanchion. Moveably coupled to the stanchion ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370586 | Rail track delivery and removal A method of transporting rails to, and leaving the rails at, a target location. The method includes using a train having multiple rail wagons. The steps include supporting the rails on at least two successive wagons with the rail being movable relative to at least o... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7325814 | Portable gas container cart A portable gas container cart comprising (a) two parallel plates comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a frontal end and a back end, wherein said parallel plates are connected by a plurality of connecting elements; (b) a pair of grooves located on the top port... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326013 | Support structure apparatus and method A support structure for supporting and tilting an oversized cargo to reduce the effective width of the cargo. The structure comprises a bolster frame having a base and a stanchion connected to the base. The stanchion extends upwardly from a lower end connected to th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7303365 | Transport vehicle for a rotor blade of a wind-energy turbine The invention is relative to a transport vehicle with a tractor and a trailer that are connected to one another during the transport of cargo by the cargo itself. The invention has the problem of making a transport vehicle available that also makes possible the tran... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7204665 | Support structure apparatus and method A support structure for supporting and tilting an oversized cargo to reduce the effective width of the cargo. The structure comprises a bolster frame having a base and a stanchion connected to the base. The stanchion extends upwardly from a lower end connected to th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197864 | Transport arrangement for an agricultural machine having a detachable front attachment An agricultural machine, such as a self-propelled harvester, includes an attachment that is removably mounted to the machine. A transport device is adapted to be removably mounted onto the attachment to support the attachment during road transport of the machine. A ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6964551 | Trailer for transporting bulk seed boxes An improved trailer for transporting bulk seed boxes is provided. The trailer includes a bed, a hopper extending below the bed for receiving seed from the bulk seed box, and an auger for unloading seed from the hopper. The bed includes upwardly and outwardly extendi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6923608 | Trailer for securing and hauling steel coils A vehicular trailer for transporting cylindrical objects such as metal coils. The trailer includes front and rear deck portions and a middle deck portion positioned lower than and between the front and rear portions. Two or more chocks are pivotably secured to the t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6848880 | Cargo rack An apparatus for transporting cargo includes a longitudinal rotatable support arm and at least one bracing arm that extending in a substantially perpendicular direction from the longitudinal arm. No more than one of the bracing arms contacts and supports a corner of... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6419431 | Adjustable support for transport A combine header transport may be rapidly and easily adjusted to support a wide variety of kinds and shapes of headers for transport. The transport includes an inclined bracket having a slotted sloped surface. A rail having a plate affixed thereto overlie... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6334746 | Transport system for a power generation unit A trailer mounts a turbine and a generator for transport to a power generation site. The mount for the turbine includes a sub-base mounted for pivotal movement adjacent a rear end thereof proximate the forward end of the generator. The forward end of the ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6047989 | Transport trailer with combine head support and hold down units A self-propelled grain combine head is transported on a wheel supported trailer having an elongated lower support bar on which is mounted a pair of slidable head support units each having a bracket supporting a repositionable support member. Each support ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5947665 | Loading fixture Hauling vehicles, fixtures and methods for loading heavy cargo are provided. The fixture enables such cargo to be loaded on a trailer, boat or railway with a reduced "effective width". Such fixtures include a support frame and an arm which may be pivotall... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5909989 | Loading fixture Hauling vehicles, fixtures and methods for loading heavy cargo are provided by this invention. The fixture enables such cargo to be loaded on a trailer, boat or railway with a minimum "effective width". Such fixtures include a support frame and an arm swi... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5802981 | Twelve-axle rail vehicle A railway vehicle having twelve wheel and axle assemblies grouped into six 2-axle truck assemblies. Three truck assemblies are mounted on each of two span bolsters which in turn are mounted on opposite ends of a railway vehicle. All of the truck assemblie... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5785472 | Convertible support for a header transport wagon A transport wagon includes convertible support brackets for alternatively carrying different pieces of farm equipment, such as a grain platform or a corn header. Each convertible support bracket has a first support member pivotally connected to a second s... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5722512 | Jet aircraft engine shipping stand The shipping stand includes a cradle assembly mounted upon a frame assembly to which a jet aircraft is securable. The frame assembly includes a plurality of wheels for locomotive capability. A plurality of shock absorbers are operatively engaged between t... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5688086 | Standard corner fittings for aluminum container frames An elongated metal frame structure for connecting a large elongated container to a vehicle employed in transporting the container. The frame comprises a plurality of aluminum alloy tubes connected together at certain corners of the frame by corner assembl... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5683213 | Loading fixture Hauling vehicles, fixtures and methods for loading heavy cargo are provided by this invention. The fixture enables such cargo to be loaded on a trailer, boat or railway with a minimum "effective width". Such fixtures include a support frame and an arm swi... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5529447 | Combined header transport vehicle A vehicle for transporting a grain combine header and a row crop header of an agricultural harvesting implement having bolsters connected to wheels and a longitudinal tube extended between and connected to the bolsters. A longitudinal head rest extends be... | 06/25/1996 |
| 4925349 | Adapter casting and interlock An adapter (50) is provided for adapting a wide-body container (10) including coupling members (20) to be supported upon a set of container supports (40) spaced at a pre-established standard width narrower than the width of the container. The adapter (50)... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4800819 | Railway car A railway idler car used as a spacer car between loaded cars that carry very long objects, such as plates, girders, structural steel, pipe, poles and the like. The car is of a skeleton design and is incapable of carrying freight.... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4636130 | Railroad track trailer A railroad track trailer for carrying replacement rail sections along a railroad track, which reduces the problems of having a trailer which will tend to jump off the track, when going around curves, and which includes support systems that ease the abilit... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4591064 | Freight container A freight container includes a tank 10 mounted in an inclined manner between a pair of end frames 12 by means of connecting structures 11 each of which contains an end ring 20 and further connecting elements 21; 30. The end rings 20 are eccentrically secu... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4478155 | Railway container and car An improved container for bulk cargo is provided with a peripheral wall, a top, and a bottom. The top defines a longitudinally extending central ridge and the bottom defines two spaced, parallel, longitudinally extending skirts separated by a central rece... | 10/23/1984 |
