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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6969125 | Wheelend assembly with detachable outboard joint A wheel end assembly includes a bearing shaft having a wheel hub mounted onto an outboard end, and a detachable outboard joint mounted onto an inboard end. A wheel bearing is mounted onto the bearing shaft, and includes a knuckle flange having an inner diameter that... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6820669 | Wheel with extended outer flange Disclosed are an improved wheel and tire for simulating the appearance of a larger-diameter wheel mounted within a low-profile tire. The wheel has an inboard side and an outboard side with a wide outer flange extending around the outer circumference of the wheel. Th... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6799522 | Passenger rail car sliding door with high platform threshold An improved door assembly having a single movable door and a separate movable high platform threshold. ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6796618 | Method for designing low vibration omni-directional wheels A method of designing an omni-directional wheel for an omni-directional vehicle that exhibits constant ride height, low vibration, and reduced maximum ground contact pressure is disclosed. An omni-directional wheel consists of a wheel assembly rotatably connected to... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6796246 | Girder for the production of a track for a track-bound vehicles, in particular a magnetic levitation railway, and track produced therewith A girder (11) for the production of a track system for track-bound vehicles, in particular a magnetic levitation train, includes a plurality of carriers. The girder has a heat-insulating cover (23) mounted at its upper side. The cover (23) rests... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6796345 | Wheel with a spring unit A wheel with a spring unit includes a rim, a disc and a plurality of spring units. Each spring unit is directed circumferentially and arranged in an annular space between the rim and the disc. Each spring unit includes at least one metal spring. The metal spring may... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6722286 | Structure and railway car In a railway car, extruded frame members of an aluminum base alloy containing Si of 0.4-0.9 wt % and Mg of 0.4-1.2 wt % are welded according to a friction stir welding method. In a structure, an aluminum base alloy plate containing Si of 0.4-0.9 wt % and Mg of 0.4-1... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6715425 | Race observation rail system A race observation rail system for allowing close-up viewing of a race by the spectators. The race observation rail system includes a race track being disposed upon a ground; and also includes a rail assembly including support members being adapted to be disposed in... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6708624 | Side bearing with multi-purpose mounting points A railway truck side bearing with multi-purpose mounting points for securing the bearing cage to a railway truck bolster, such that one of the mounting points can serve a dual function of locating a resiliently deformable bearing element in the bearing cage and perm... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6708436 | Plastic label holder with integral sign holder A shelf-front label holder is provided with a specifically improved form of auxiliary sign clip along its upper front edge. The label holder is formed of a relatively rigid plastic material, and the sign clip includes a downwardly extending portion overlying the upp... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6708896 | Method and apparatus for a railroad crosstie made from used tires A method and apparatus for a railroad crosstie made from used tires. The tires are cut radially and the sidewalls are removed. Longitudinal and lateral cuts along the inner surface are preferably made to facilitate flattening. Opposing inner surfaces are joined as s... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6702192 | Rail retaining device A rail retaining device has a shoulder member for bearing on a lateral side of a rail flange. The shoulder has a downwardly facing abutment surface. A rail clip is of bent rod symmetrical about a vertical plane. The clip has an inner portion bearing on th... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6691883 | One piece liner member for use in railway coupling devices A connection assembly including a one piece liner member for use in a connection assembly utilized in either an articulated coupling arrangement and/or a slackless drawbar arrangement for connecting together adjacently disposed ends of a pair of railway v... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6691958 | Switch machine A switch machine for a railroad switch provided with two switch points interconnected by transverse bars, including a fixed housing mounted between the switch points; two operating rods extending from the housing to the switch points; a shifting body with... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688482 | Connection assembly for railway coupling devices A connection assembly for use in either an articulated coupling arrangement and/or a slackless drawbar arrangement for connecting together adjacently disposed ends of a pair of railway vehicles in a semi-permanent manner is provided. The connection assemb... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688704 | Bicycle wheel hub A one-piece wheel hub of a bicycle wheel made from layered structural fiber based material, preferably carbon fiber material. The wheel hub is preferably formed by applying layers of the fiber based material to an expandable core to form a tubular body. T... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685100 | Rail clip fixing implement A rail clip fixing implement has a fixing portion having a fixing hole and an elongated hole with a horizontal cross-section length for insertion of insertion portions of a rail clip. An embedded portion extends downwardly from a lower portion of the fixi... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6681943 | Railcar draft gear assembly and system A draft gear assembly is disclosed alone and in combination with a draft sill and a coupler. The draft sill has front and rear stops defining a draft gear pocket. The draft gear assembly has a yoke, a coupler follower, a rear follower, a front resilient m... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679187 | Slab and coil railcar A 100-125 ton capacity steel flat railcar hauls steel slabs with the capacity to alternatively haul steel coils. The car design allows steel slabs of various sizes and weights to be hauled efficiently by placing the slabs longitudinally on the car. The sl... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679185 | Adjustable shock absorbing tow bar The trailing, load supporting component of a product conveyor is connected to a powered, leading component by a shock absorbing tow bar that employs relatively movable friction elements in a sandwich configuration to absorb the shock by sliding engagement... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679563 | Bicycle wheel A spoked rim assembly includes an annular rim and a plurality of spokes. Each of the spokes is provided with a seal structure so that a tubeless tire can be used with the rim. The rim preferably has an annular recess with a plurality of spoke attachment o... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6672441 | Conductor rail support The live rail support according to the invention has a support body (1) for holding, such that they are electrically isolated, two electrically conductive live rails (2, 3) each having at least one contact sliding surface (4, 5), in which case the live ra... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6672224 | Railway car truck with a rocker seat A railway car truck having a pair of side frames and a bolster and a transom extending transversely between the side frames. A respective rocker seat is rigidly and permanently attached to each end of the transom and is pivotally supported on a rocker bar... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6672221 | Aircraft storage turntable, hangar assembly and method A conveyance storage apparatus includes an annular turntable having an outer circumference and a central opening defining a support surface therebetween for supporting a plurality of conveyances, particularly aircraft, on parking spaces thereon. The turnt... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6668729 | Transit system A transit system for individual vehicles includes a substantially enclosed guideway with a transit lane and a transition lane. Disposed along the guideway are selectively actuable portals, configured to allow substantially transverse ingress and egress of... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668730 | Indexer carriage chain tension and dog control system A reversing chain-operated, dual carriage train indexer is provided with a chain tension control that acts directly on the chain and a retraction-biased, two-position carriage connection cylinder in conjunction with a spring biased linkage system allows i... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668991 | Redundant power supply system and method for an automated robotic device in a data storage system A system and method for distributing electrical power to an automated robotic device for transporting media cartridges in a data storage library. A power distributor includes multiple sections having first and second electrical conductors. A first power s... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666147 | Rail mounted traversing transport A transportation system is provided that accommodates varying angles of slope along the path of its movement, while maintaining a level transportation platform without the need of mechanical leveling devices or systems. The platform may be connected to th... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6663189 | Garnish light alloy wheel A garnish light alloy wheel includes a light alloy wheel and a garnish. The light alloy wheel includes an outboard surface and a recess located at a portion of the light alloy wheel including a spoke portion. The recess recedes from the outboard surface o... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659017 | Dropped deck center beam rail road car structure A center beam car has a main deck structure extending laterally from a main center sill, a laterally extending top truss structure, and a central vertically oriented central beam structure. The center beam so formed defines bunks upon which to carry cargo... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6659018 | Stop mechanism with dual pawls for gear operated door An anti-spin or stop mechanism for a railway car door includes a rotatable ratchet wheel having radially outward extending teeth on the outer circumferential surface, and first and second pawls mounted in side-by-side relation on a common pivot pin for en... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655298 | Ski paraphernalia carrying basket for a chair ski lift An ski paraphernalia basket for use with a chair ski lift having a pivotally moveable safety bar is disclosed. The basket includes a floor suitable for receiving ski paraphernalia, first and second side walls extending upwardly from the floor, and front a... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6655297 | Transfer system using movable bodies In a transfer system using movable bodies supported and guided by a rail through a plurality of guided devices so that they are capable of moving in a given path, when a movable body taken out from the given path is transferred to a separate given path or... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6655296 | Method of renewing damaged ties of a track Prior to renewing a damaged tie of a track, a fastening element (35) is inserted into an anchoring hole (49) in both portions of the base plate (39), disposed respectively adjacent to the rail base (52), and has a contact nose (51) for abutment against th... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6651364 | Display globe having external dynamic ornamentation A display globe assembly includes a transparent dome defining a cavity in which a scene is disposed and a base supporting the transparent dome. A shaft is rotatably disposed within the cavity of the dome and is rotated by a driving mechanism. An arm is at... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6647895 | Center beam car with depressed cargo-carrying area A center beam railroad freight car including a cover for the lateral surfaces of the top chord of the center beam to reduce cargo damage.... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648237 | Toy vehicle track segment and method of manufacturing a toy vehicle track segment A toy vehicle track segment is disclosed. The toy vehicle track segment has a first end, a second end, an upper surface, and a plurality of nodes. The upper surface has a pair of parallel recessed rails extending from the first end to the second end. Each... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647894 | Car wash wheel push roller dolly A car wash wheel push roller dolly (20) is used for transporting a vehicle by pushing the vehicle wheel on a horizontal track in a car wash system consisting basically of a polyurethane dolly body (22) with an integrally formed upward portion (36) and a g... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648421 | Wheel structure A wheel structure for vehicles, capable of reducing a columnar resonance sound occurring in a wheel during a travel of a vehicle. A cross-sectional shape of a closed space defined by a wheel and a tire is varied in the circumferential direction so that a ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6644207 | Installation for carrying persons from a higher station towards a lower station Installation for carrying persons down from a mountain station into a valley station along a guide rail which is born by supports or the like at a distance above the ground. Individual sections of the guide rail are connected to one another in an articula... | 11/11/2003 |
