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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442115 | Railway grinder A railway grinding system is capable of grinding a frog, another switch, or another railway section of interest in situ over a precisely defined path that is unaffected by the geometry of the railway section to be ground. The system includes a frame providing the re... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7322879 | Reprofiling device for the rails of railroads that captures waste A device for the continuous reprofiling of the rails of railroads includes at least one abrasive rail reprofiling unit (2) guided along the railroad tracks and comprising at least one abrasive disk (3) that can be pressed against a rail (1). Thi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7182557 | Rail grooming machine and method of use An apparatus having a mounting body, a support having a first end and a second end. The first end of the support being pivotally secured to the mounting body for pivotal movement about a substantially horizontal primary pivot axis. A rail grooming head mounted to th... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163436 | Apparatus at a spinning room machine, especially a flat card, roller card, cleaner or the like, for processing, especially grinding and/or sharpening, a clothing In a spinning room machine, especially a flat card, roller card or cleaner, an apparatus for processing, especially grinding and/or sharpening, a clothing on a roller has a processing device which is movable along a track. The spinning room machine has an electronic... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156723 | Method and apparatus for non-interrupted grinding of railroad crossing and main line track A system for the grinding of unencumbered and encumbered sections of rail includes a locomotive that pulls a first and a second grinding module. The first grinding module is movable between a first and a second position. In the first position, the first grinding mod... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6997175 | Portable apparatus for working, shaping and polishing stone and other hard materials A wheeled trolley carries various tools across an object to be worked. A track attaches directly to the work and simultaneously isolates the tool from the work. A standard connection to the trolley readily accommodates a variety of diverse tools, using a keyway or t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6981907 | High angle grinder One or more high angle grinding units are supported by a carriage mountable on the underside of a rail grinding vehicle. Each grinding unit is attached to the carriage in a manner enabling controllable movement of the grinding units laterally, vertically, and angula... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6953386 | Active spark control A method and apparatus for directing a spark stream generated by contact between a rotating grinding stone and a railhead away from nearby combustible material, wherein the grinding stone is tilted at an angle such that only one of the leading and trailing edges of ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6949005 | Grinding assembly, grinding apparatus, weld joint defect repair system, and methods A grinding assembly for grinding a weld joint of a workpiece includes a grinder apparatus, a grinder apparatus includes a grinding wheel configured to grind the weld joint, a member configured to receive the grinding wheel, the member being configured to be removabl... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932182 | Traveling car A traveling carriage equipped with a traveling means to travel on and along a surface of an object. A frame of the traveling carriage is composed of two divided frames to the right and to the left in the forward traveling direction, one frame having an arc-shaped sl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921319 | Method for grinding a rail, and device for carrying out said method The invention relates to a method for grinding at least the running surface of a rail (1), especially of a railway rail, by producing a relative movement between a grinding wheel (12) having a profile that mates the profile of the running surface, and ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6805621 | Rail grinding machine A rail grinding machine comprises a machine frame having guide wheels running on the rail, a follower frame mounted on the machine frame, the follower and machine frames being pivotally connected for pivoting about an axis extending in the longitudinal direction, an... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6746307 | Method for re-profiling at least one running surface of a rail, and corresponding device The invention relates to a method for re-profiling the running surface of a rail, preferably the convex portion of the rail head cross-profile of a rail, especially a railway rail, by peripheral milling. The aim of the invention is to obtain a profile that meets the... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6719616 | Rail grinding apparatus A rail grinding apparatus for use in grinding rails. The rail grinding apparatus includes a transport vehicle and a rail grinding unit. The transport vehicle is capable of moving along the rails or a conventional road. The rail grinding unit is capable of grinding a... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6669533 | Rail profile grinding machine The grinding machine comprises a grinding head with a rotary abrasive tool, carried by a chassis equipped, at its ends, with rollers for running and guiding on the rail that is to be ground. A balancing assembly, resting on the other rail of the track, is... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6663476 | Portable multi-purpose rail grinding machine A portable multi-purpose rail grinding machine for grinding field welds, switch points and frogs, including a hydraulically driven grinder with a disk-shaped stone adjustably mounted on a frame for setting the grinding stone between horizontal and vertica... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6358140 | Railroad rail support for a grinder A grinder support apparatus for supporting a grinder on a railroad rail. The apparatus comprises a support wheel adapted to roll on a top surface of the rail, and a frame having the support wheel connected thereto. The frame comprises a handle for a user ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6314853 | Portable cutting apparatus A cutting apparatus for cutting a rail or other elongated workpiece includes a rotatable blade for cutting the rail, a blade cover for covering the blade, an engine (or motor) for driving the blade, and a frame for supporting the blade, the blade cover an... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6139410 | Main body of grinding assembly for use in track rail joint grinding apparatus A main body 1 of a grinding assembly for use in a track rail joint grinding apparatus comprising a pair of grinding assemblies A, A' rotating around vertical shafts 5, 5' in mutually opposite directions so as to grind one and the other width-wise halves o... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6033291 | Offset rail grinding A grinding stone for grinding a railhead surface of a rail includes abrasive material. The abrasive material has a first side surface and an opposed second side surface. The first and second sides surfaces are joined by a circumferential surface. The circ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5997391 | Device for the continuous and fine reprofiling in situ of the surface of the head of at least one rail of a railway track A fine grinding device for the continuous reprofiling in situ of the surface of the head of at least one rail of a railway track includes at least one fine grinding unit per rail. Each one of these fine grinding units carries a beam (1) on which are mount... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5735734 | Apparatus for grinding rails Apparatus for grinding rails of a track, includes a carrier frame which has roller-type tracers adapted for mobility on the track and is swingably mounted to a support frame for rotation about a pivot axis oriented longitudinally in direction of the rail.... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5697834 | Remote repair appliance A remote appliance for supporting a tool for performing work at a worksite on a substantially circular bore of a workpiece and for providing video signals of the worksite to a remote monitor comprising: a baseplate having an inner face and an outer face; ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5687627 | Rail cutting device The rail cutting device includes a base having a pair of jaws fastened together about the head of a rail with a fastening member and an elongate member extending upward from the rail and further comprises a pivot linkage which has one end pivotally attach... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5580299 | Process and apparatus for machining the top surface of a rail by circumferential grinding In the proposed process of machining the top surface of a rail by a circumferential grinding by means of at least one abrasive product, which is moved along the rail and urged against the top surface of the rail and rotates about an axis of rotation which... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5577954 | Grinding apparatus of welded residue on seam of rail head A grinding apparatus of a welded residue on a seam of a rail head portion including a rail, a machine table capable of moving forward and backward along the rail, an apparatus base erected on a distal end side of the machine table, a first support disk bo... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5575709 | Rail grinding machine for grinding rails of a track A rail grinding machine for grinding rails of a track includes a machine frame with rollers for support on both rails of the track and a swivel drive for swingably mounting a carrier frame to the machine frame for rotation about a pivot axis which extends... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5567196 | Rail grinding machine A mobile rail grinding machine comprises a machine frame extending in a longitudinal direction, and undercarriages supporting the machine frame on the track rails for movement in an operating direction. A mounting frame is supported on the track rails by ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5566437 | Installation for the reprofiling of tracks carried out on a railway line The reprofiling installation includes, arranged below a railway carriage, a milling device consisting of two frames (8, 9) linked together. These frames (8, 9) of differing lengths and guided by the track, carry each one a milling unit (22, 24). The insta... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5549505 | Installation for the reprofiling of tracks carried out on a railway line The reprofiling installation includes, arranged below a railway carriage, a milling device consisting of two frames (8, 9) linked together. These frames (8, 9) of differing lengths and guided by the track, carry each a milling unit (22, 24). The installat... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5545079 | Apparatus forming a cutting machine or circular saw An apparatus forming a portable, hand-operated machine (1, 1', 1"), having a circular cutting wheel (4) or saw blade (4") which is rotatable about a center of rotation (5, 5"), comprises a double-armed holder (9) with a rear arm (20) which, at its rear, f... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5525098 | Machine for molding localized sections of a railroad rail, particularly for welding ends of rails or other local defects The machine comprises an automotive vehicle (1) and at least one grinding carriage (2). During the grinding operation of the rail, the automotive vehicle (1) is standing still, immobile with respect to the railroad track, whereas the grinding carriage (2)... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5486136 | Cutting machine for railroad rail A cutting machine for a railroad rail performs clamping by use of a screw to fasten a catch arm onto a gauge which indicates a cutting position and is fastened onto a railroad rail. The catch frame is connected to a main body block via slide shafts, and a... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5359815 | Profile grinder A rail maintenance vehicle includes a slide frame along which a grinder may move while the vehicle remains stationary. The grinder may be moved automatically away from the rail as the grinder moves longitudinally along the rail away from the center of a w... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5303514 | Rail grinding apparatus A rail grinding apparatus for railroad rails has a grinding belt wrapped around motor-driven pulleys which are rotatably mounted on a frame. The frame is supported on the surface of a rail by rollers which bear the weight of the grinding apparatus. A nois... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5303513 | Portable abrading handtool An air powered, portable abrading tool having a valve operable in response to engagement with a surface to be abraded for driving an abrasive disk.... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5293718 | Tangential grinding machine particularly for railway rails A tangential grinding machine for railway rails has a rotating member, a plurality of abrasive sectors mounted on supports radially movable on the rotating member, elements which radially move the supports in order to move the abrasive sectors outwards by... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5265379 | Device for the reprofiling of the rails of railway track A device for the reprofiling of a rail on a railway track comprises a rigid frame (10) connected to the framing of a railroad vehicle by a lifting arrangement which permits a light running of the railroad vehicle, and at least one grinding unit (11,12). E... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5134808 | Method of programming and performing the reprofiling of rails of a railroad track and railroad vehicle for carrying out the same The invention relates to a programming method for the reprofiling of rails according to which the track is divided in successive sections as from a starting point and for each of these sections one proceeds for each line of rails to the measuring of the w... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5111624 | Method and apparatus for limiting the dispersion of rail grinding machine spark and dust residue A fan is passively, detachably carried by the grinding head assembly of a railroad track rail grinding machine. The fan plate is oriented above the grinding stone and rotates with the grinding stone during grinding operations. A downward draft of air is i... | 05/12/1992 |
