| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 104281000 |
MAGNETICALLY SUSPENDED CAR
| 38 |
| 104053000 |
AMUSEMENT
| 36 |
| 104002000 |
TRACK LAYERS
| 32 |
| 104165000 |
TRACTION
| 24 |
| 104112000 |
CABLE RAILS
| 23 |
| 104089000 |
SUSPENDED
| 22 |
| 104027000 |
TERMINALS AND STATIONS
| 17 |
| 104130010 |
SWITCHES
| 15 |
| 104118000 |
MONORAIL
| 10 |
| 104138100 |
TUBULAR WAY
| 10 |
| 104287000 |
CAR-CARRIED PROPULSION SYSTEM
| 9 |
| 104106000 |
TROLLEY RAILS
| 6 |
| 104249000 |
CAR STOPS
| 6 |
| 104242000 |
DERAILMENT GUARDS | 5 |
| 20090293758 | MONORAIL BOGIE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A LINKING MEMBER - A monorail bogie assembly for supporting at least one monorail car over a monorail track that has a running surface and two side surfaces. The monorail bogie assembly comprises a first monorail bogie for supporting a first monorail car. The first monorail bogie comprises at least one load-bearing wheel, two inboard guide wheels and two outboard guide wheels. The monorail bogie assembly further comprises a second monorail bogie for supporting a second monorail car. The second monorail bogie comprises at least one load-bearing wheel and two inboard guide wheels. The monorail bogie assembly further comprises a linking member for interconnecting the first monorail bogie and the second monorail bogie, such that when connected the second monorail bogie is absent any outboard guide wheels. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100071582 | ANTI-EXTRACTION SAFETY DEVICE FOR A GUIDANCE SET COMPRISING TWO INCLINED ROLLERS ROLLING ON A RAIL - An anti-extraction safety device having, for each roller ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20090301342 | GUIDED VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A guided vehicle transportation system is provided with which toppling down of the vehicle is prevented even when strong lateral external force exerts on the vehicle. The fail-safe mechanism of the system is composed such that a guard rail | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100319566 | DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR SAFETY BRAKING OF VEHICLES ON RAILS - The invention relates to a device, particularly for safety braking of vehicles on rails having at least one flap unit (1) connected in a rotatable fashion to a rail, wherein the flap unit (1) may be moved into a locking position and a release position by rotation about a rotational axis (D), wherein, in a locking position, the balance point SP | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110107939 | PEOPLE & CARGO TRANSIT SYSTEMS & VEHICLES - The Application discloses People & Cargo Transit Systems & Vehicles (PCTSV), using Narrow Vehicles (NV), which can have the form of a Bus, Train, Tram, Maglev, Mono-Rail or even Car or Truck. A prefered version of which is Single Seat Wide or below 70 cm wide, preferably a Bus type to need no Rail, using Dedicated Narrow Lanes adjacent to Curbside of existing intra-city streets or limits of inter-city roads. Said NV and Lane have Anti-Roll Over Means to stablize such a narrow vehicle, which also eliminate NV Swaying even when NV is a Bus or Car with has no inherent Sway Limiting. Being Ultra Narrow with No Sway and Running at Curbside results in Negligible or No Blocking of other vehicles by NV.Said Lane/Tack, Anti-Sway & Anti-Roll Structures all Allow being Run Over by other Traffic and have structures not to be damaged, thus can be crossed over at Crossroads and other entrances and exits along said Lane. NV has enough Doors and is Narrow, hence each Passenger can reach a seat or exit, with No Isle inside it to walk along. So it can have Low Profile, like a Sports Car, some 120 cm tall. Hence it is easy to have Covered Trenches at cross roads for non-stop crossing. Trenches can nm along most or all the Track, in which case adherence to streets and roads is releived. Such Narrow and Shallow Trenches take a tiny fraction of time and costs of Skyways or Subways. Each Passenger thus can have her own door, own seat, in a small Cabin, which can be oppened and closed to next Cabin, have reclining seats to join to that of next Cabin to sleep on, have laptop tray, etc. All those make PCTSV much more appealing to user's, even better than private transport. There are many Variations other than above. There is an NV Car for the last mile and or long distance use, which can integrate with NV Public Transit. Also modifications to NVs for use in Cargo and Parcel Transit. | 05-12-2011 |
| 104096000 |
TROLLEY TRANSFER | 5 |
| 20100000440 | RAIL SYSTEM FOR A POWERED PALLET CONVEYOR - A rail system for a powered pallet conveyor, which comprises alternative pathways having an electric cable provided on at least one of n parallel rails defining a travel pathway, wherein n≧2, whereby the rail system includes a switch for switching between m alternative travel pathways, wherein m≧2, and allowing the vehicle to continuously move across the switch after switching, said switch comprising a first actuator for selectively positioning (m*n) rigid rail portions bridging the distance between rail ends at (i) n joining points where the n parallel rails of each of the m alternative travel pathways subject to switching converge, and (ii) (m*n) continuation points where each alternative pathway subject to switching diverges downstream from the joining points. A second actuator selectively positions [m(n−1)] rigid rail portions bridging the distance between rail ends, where each alternative pathway is discontinued downstream from the corresponding continuation points. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100147179 | GEAR SWITCH AND TROLLEY STOP FOR A CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY - A switch assembly for a conveyor is provided. The switch assembly includes a rail section forming a portion of the conveyor assembly. The switch assembly has a first gear assembly pivotable about a first pivot axis and carrying a first gate and a first gear, and a second gear assembly pivotable about a second pivot axis and carrying a second gate and a second gear, the second pivot axis being positioned below a plane extending perpendicular to the rail section from the first pivot axis, and the second gear in rotational engagement with the first gear. A trolley stop assembly for a conveyor is also provided. The trolley stop includes a body having a first side portion and a second side portion arranged to be disposed on first and second sides of a rail section. A pivot member extends through the body and at least a portion of the rail section. A stop member is carried by an upper portion of the body, the stop member including a rail section portion and a stop portion. A weighted member is also carried by the body arranged to position the stop member for engagement with a trolley. A conveyor assembly including a switch assembly and trolley stop is also disclosed. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20090071364 | SIDE SHIFT RAISE CLIMBING SYSTEM - A side-shift raise climbing system is provided that utilizes a side-cut excavated into the wall of the access drift for a raise in a mine. A transfer section is incorporated into the existing length of rail servicing the raise. The transfer section includes a laterally transferable rail that can be detached from the existing rail and shifted along a set of monorails that extend into the side-cut. The transfer section enables a raise climber, when parked thereon, to be shifted out of the access drift without requiring additional access drifts or parking/nesting areas to accommodate the use of muck removal equipment. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100050899 | Angle line transfer for overhead conveyors - A lateral transfer apparatus for an overhead conveyor comprises generally horizontally extending, side-by-side load tracks for receiving load-bearing trolleys for movement along a first track, and for movement along a second track. A transfer shuttle unit has a normal position aligned with the first track and provides a continuation thereof, and a transfer position aligned with the second track to provide a continuation of the second track. An actuator connected with the shuttle unit shifts it between the normal and transfer positions thereof at an acute angle to the tracks, thereby transferring trolleys to a position aligned with the receiving track for movement therealong. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110083577 | CABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A method and system of devices facilitate the uninterrupted transport of a payload of persons ( | 04-14-2011 |
| 104307000 |
MISCELLANEOUS | 5 |
| 20090188406 | Railway scrap recovery vehicle - A railway vehicle recovers metallic objects like railroad spikes from a railway bed having a pair of rails. The vehicle includes wheels for riding on each rail and a carriage carrying a crawler for supporting the vehicle on the railway bed when one of the rails is removed. A pneumatic lift raises and lowers the carriage and crawler. A conveyor belt assembly for transporting the metallic objects to a hopper is supported entirely by an overhead support structure. A lateral translator moves the conveyor belt assembly from side to side. Various features are provided which allow a conveyor belt to be removed from one side of the conveyor belt assembly while maintaining continuity of the conveyor belt loop. A distinctive conveyor lift is provided for raising and lowering the conveyor belt assembly. A remote control is provided for controlling various operations of the vehicle. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100107920 | DRIVE ON/DRIVE OFF LAND TRUCK FERRY - A transport system for trucks includes a body adapted to support the trucks. The body has a plurality of rollers and at least a parallel set of rails. A pair of side rails is disposed on the ground for engagement with the rollers. A parallel set of supports are also disposed on the ground with each support having a wheel engaging the rails. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100258028 | Most Innovative mode of transportation, called a train ferry on a four track rail system - The Innovative Four Railroad Track Systems expands present two track rail systems to support the use of twenty foot wide cars that will simplify the loading, unloading and therefore transportation of many goods, especially vehicles and similar sized construction or farm equipment. The extra two rails are added on the outside of the current track in single rail lines. The expanded width of the cars allows for loading and unloading from the side which can be facilitated in the case of vehicles through a tiered loading dock much the same as is done with a ferry, hence the name “train ferry”. This will drastically reduce the time and effort required and revolutionizes the bulk transportation of these goods. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100147183 | SWITCH FOR A POWERED PALLET CONVEYOR - In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a switch for a powered pallet conveyor is provided. The switch comprising (a) a turntable and (b) rail portions which are arranged upon the turntable and define at least a first travel pathway and a second travel pathway, whereby the first travel pathway is defined by straight rail portions and a second travel pathway is defined by curved rail portions, so that the central line of the first travel pathway and the departure lines of the second travel pathway respectively pass through the fulcrum of the turntable. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100218698 | TRUCK TYPE TRANSFER FACILITIES - The present invention makes it easy to employ a floor surface aisle crossing a conveyance path in a conveyance system using a conveyance carriage | 09-02-2010 |
| 104124000 |
ELEVATED STRUCTURE | 5 |
| 20100089275 | MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM - In a particular embodiment, the invention is directed to a mass transit system that includes a vehicle, a track support, a first vehicle support flange and a second vehicle support flange. The vehicle has a center of mass. The track support is cylindrical and hollow. The first vehicle support flange is connected to the track support at a first elevation. The second vehicle support flange is connected to the track support at a second elevation that is different than the first elevation. The first and second vehicle support flanges are configured to support the vehicle on one side of the center of mass of the vehicle. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20090114115 | SYSTEM FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF WAREHOUSABLE OBJECTS - A track system for storage and retrieval of materials for use with warehousing vehicle that rides upon tracks in horizontal configuration for storage locations, and that is capable of switching to and riding a sloped track to ascend or descend vertically. A set of transition exchanges allows the vehicle to access multiple levels of storage “flooring” or shelving. The exchanges use ramps, or movable sections of railway, that may be moved out of the way of a set of wheels of the vehicle, while other ramps are set in place to provide support to some wheels of the vehicle, whereby the vehicle may selectively either travel along the elevator track, or to move between elevator track and level storage locations. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20080223248 | Assembly for Aligning and Interlocking an Electro-Monorail System and Vertical Lift Station - An assembly adapted for aiding the alignment of and interlocking a vertical lift station (VLS) rail and the main rail of an electro-monorail system (EMS), the assembly includes a locator pin, a pin receiver having tapered walls for funneling the pin towards an aligned position, and a clamping device fixedly attached to the main rail and configured to apply a holding force to the pin, so as to hold the rails in a fixed condition. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20110056405 | IN ELEVATED TRACK FOR A VEHICLE WITH A PNEUMATIC PROPULSION SYSTEM - The present disclosure refers to an elevated track to support and serve the pneumatic propulsion duct for transportation vehicles, for cargo or passengers. The improved elevated track is modular and self supporting and consists of a pneumatic propulsion central duct ( | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110162552 | Two and three level elevated train system - The Two and Three Level Elevated Train System has multiple rails, and therefore multiple trains, are accommodated by a series of elevated structures somewhat similar to the towers of cable-stayed bridges. These elevated structures are “A”-shaped, with two deep-foundation legs set approximately fifty to eighty feet apart. A vertical space of approximately twenty feet is open beneath the structures, such that the tower supports could be built over existing roadways and require relatively little clearing and disturbance of the landscape. The tower supports rise to a vertical height of approximately fifty to sixty feet. The tower supports accommodate rails on two levels, and are configured with two trains on the top level and three trains on the lower level, or one train on the upper level and two trains on the lower level. | 07-07-2011 |
| 104018000 |
MOVING TRAIN | 4 |
| 20090205530 | Assistance system in loading/unloading passengers in cars - An assistance system for loading and/or unloading passengers on board cars of a transport installation where the cars move along a closed circuit comprises a rope in a closed loop having a first section arranged tangentially to a section of the closed circuit and a second section arranged along a loading and/or unloading area of the passengers on board vehicles coupled to the rope at regular intervals equal to a multiple of the interval between the cars. The drive means of the rope are associated with means for servo-control of the running speed of the rope according to the speed of movement of the cars able to continuously ensure that each vehicle running along the first section occupies a position adjacent to a car. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100162916 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A conveyor for medium distances has a track with at least two entry/exit points ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100242782 | TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - The disclosure includes systems and methods of mass transit. In accordance with one embodiment, the system includes a first train traveling on a first track having a first car with a first door for accessing the first car, a second train traveling on a second track parallel to the first track having a second car with a second door for accessing the second car, and a controller for aligning the first and second doors when the first and second trains are traveling alongside one another and engaging the first train to the second train so that passengers or goods can be transferred between the trains while the trains are moving. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100307368 | Motion connection parallel transit - A long distance transit system for transferring passengers at a high rate of speed, the transit system comprises at least one mainline train, at least one station train, a rail system having at least one station with at least one mainline track and at least one station line. At least one mainline train travels exclusively on the at least one mainline track and the at least one station train travels on at least one station line. At least one mainline train travels at a consistent speed on at least one mainline track. At least one station train travels from at least one station to at least one mainline track reaching a speed substantially equal to that of the at least one mainline train and traveling adjacent thereto. | 12-09-2010 |
| 104230100 |
FLUID SUPPORTED CAR OR SIMULATED AERIAL VEHICLE | 3 |
| 20110214586 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL MOBILE ROBOTIC CELL - Disclosed is a mobile robotic arm workcell. A robotic arm is mounted on a superstructure that carries all the equipment associated with the workcell's task. Thus, the workcell is self-contained needing only power. The workcell may be moved by activating air bearings that are pressurized by an air compressor that is also mounted on the superstructure. Power is received via power contacts that engage a power rail. Guidance is provided a guide system. The guide system may include guide rails engaged by guide carriages. Propulsion is provided by a drive system that may engage the guide system or the factory floor. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110308422 | PROPULSION VEHICLE WHICH TRAVELS ALONG A SOFT, POROUS TRACK - A vehicle track including a soft porous material and a vehicle which rides on the track by skiing cm the soft porous material. The vehicle has a large ski surface that rides on the soft porous material, supporting the weight of the vehicle at high speeds. Air within the soft porous material supplies most of the lift needed to support the train, Qniy a small amount of the support is provided by the structure of the porous material itself when the vehicle is in motion. As a result, the friction between the soft porous material and the ski surface may also be exceedingly small. To increase the amount of lift provided by the soft porous material it can be contained within a channel having impermeable sides and bottom. If the ski surface is substantially the same width as the channel, the impermeable sides prevent the air from escaping on either side of die ski surface. Accordingly, the trapped air contributes to greatly enhanced lift force. At lower speeds the vehicle can use wheels to support some or all of its weight. These wheels can ride on rails that are part of the track. The vehicle includes a propulsion system that is independent of the wheels so that it may travel over the soft porous material without running on the wheels. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20100326311 | Air bus transportation system - A transportation system includes a vehicle having wings, a propulsion system, a lifting gear coupling the vehicle to an undercarriage, and a guidance assembly movably connecting the undercarriage to guide rails. The wings generate aerodynamic lift when the vehicle exceeds a first speed. The lifting gear supports a load of the vehicle in a first position in relation to the undercarriage when the vehicle travels at less than the first speed, allows the vehicle to lift to a second position in relation to the undercarriage as the vehicle accelerates beyond the first speed, and maintains the vehicle in the second position when the vehicle exceeds the first speed. The guidance assembly shiftingly engages the guide rails through rollers that are in rolling contact with the guide rails when the vehicle is in the first position and are displaced from the guide rails when the vehicle is in the second position. | 12-30-2010 |
| 104320100 |
TRUCK CHANGER | 3 |
| 20100319564 | BOGIE FOR VARIABLE RAIL GAUGE AND CHANGING STATION OF THE RAIL GAUGE - The bogie of variable rail gauge comprises two lateral carrier mountings ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110226150 | SPLIT RAIL TROLLEY SYSTEM - An apparatus for removing a wheelset from a railroad vehicle includes a frame configured for motion with respect to the railroad vehicle. The apparatus also includes a lifting yoke cooperatively associated with the frame. The yoke is configured to engage flanges of the wheelset. The apparatus further includes at least one lifting screw interposed between the frame and the lifting yoke, such that upon rotation of the at least one lifting screw, the yoke may be raised and lowered to selectively engage the flanges of the wheelset. A “universal” lifting yoke can include a first portion which engages the at least one lifting screw, a set of extendable transverse members having outward ends, and flange-engaging blocks secured to the outward ends of the extendable transverse members and configured to engage the flanges of the wheelset. The extendable transverse members and the flange-engaging blocks can be cooperatively configured and dimensioned to engage substantially all anticipated wheelsets expected to be encountered in a given application. The “universal yoke” can be employed with screw-actuation, or with other types of actuating members. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20090145326 | SPLIT RAIL TROLLEY SYSTEM - An apparatus for removing a wheelset from a railroad vehicle includes a frame configured for motion with respect to the railroad vehicle. The apparatus also includes a lifting yoke cooperatively associated with the frame. The yoke is configured to engage flanges of the wheelset. The apparatus further includes at least one lifting screw interposed between the frame and the lifting yoke, such that upon rotation of the at least one lifting screw, the yoke may be raised and lowered to selectively engage the flanges of the wheelset. A “universal” lifting yoke can include a first portion which engages the at least one lifting screw, a set of extendable transverse members having outward ends, and flange-engaging blocks secured to the outward ends of the extendable transverse members and configured to engage the flanges of the wheelset. The extendable transverse members and the flange-engaging blocks can be cooperatively configured and dimensioned to engage substantially all anticipated wheelsets expected to be encountered in a given application. The “universal yoke” can be employed with screw-actuation, or with other types of actuating members. | 06-11-2009 |
| 104880010 |
SELECTIVE DELIVERY | 3 |
| 20090000505 | Transportation Vehicle System - A plurality of intra-bay routes and an inter-bay route between the intra-bay routes are defined as a logic bay, and the minimum number of allocated transportation vehicles is determined based on the unit of each logic bay. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090235839 | Active Rail Transport System - The invention relates to a public transport system for individually transporting persons or goods in an automated manner on conventional rails without using a conductor. In said transport system, automatically controlled conducting systems are arranged such that individual cars that have an autonomous drive unit, brake, and steering mechanism can be directed away from the rolling convoy (train), be decelerated, unloaded and/or loaded by merely changing the conducting system that mechanically influences the steering mechanism, lowering and lifting an associated scanning system, and can then be redirected into a rolling convoy (train) at a different point after the speed of the individual cars has been adjusted to the speed of the convoy. The first conducting system, which encompasses a first scanning system ( | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100043665 | MASS TRANSIT VEHICLE SYSTEM - A transport system for providing increased capacity to move individuals and freight while still accommodating the individual needs of passengers and freight movers to travel to unique destinations. The transit system including a car including a set of switching wheels that are designed to engage with a set of switching rails, the switching wheels being moveable to selectively engage with the switching rails to either maintain the car on the track or switch the car off to another track. The car has the capability to travel on the relatively high-speed track and on a conventional surface street. | 02-25-2010 |
| 104139000 |
TRUCK IN CONDUIT | 3 |
| 20090288575 | BOGIE STRUCTURE FOR A TRACK VEHICLE - The present invention provides the structure of a bogie for a vehicle in a track type transportation system in which the vehicle runs along a predetermined track, which can be simplified, and lightweight and which can be run at a high speed with the maintainability therefor being enhanced, comprising a guide rail | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090120321 | Narrow Slot Roller And Guide System For High Density Mobile Storage Systems - A narrow slot roller and guide system for high density mobile storage systems having a plurality of storage units. The roller and guide system includes a longitudinally extending axial guide defining a first slot in a floor and a drive rail parallel thereto defining a second slot in the floor. The axial guide includes a roller arrangement adapted to engage a downwardly extending guide member coupled to the carriage of the storage units. The engagement of the roller arrangement and guide member serves as a guide for the storage units as the storage units are moved axially along the axial guide and drive rail. Further, the present invention limits the width of the first and second slots to a very narrow width, e.g. less than one half inch, thereby easily permitting disabled individuals to freely travel across a floor in which the roller and guide system is mounted. The roller and guide system may include an anti-tip assembly to prevent the tipping of the storage units as the storage units are moved along the axial guide and drive rail. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20110067595 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDING A GALVANIZING PRODUCT WIPING DEVICE - A system for guiding a mobile carriage in a frame. The frame has three parallel linear-guiding tracks including a first track extending centrally on the frame and second and third tracks arranged laterally of the first track. The carriage has at least two axes of rotation. A first axis drives at least a first wheel in the first guiding track and a second axis drives at least a second wheel and at least a third wheel, respectively, in the second and third guiding tracks. The two axes of rotation are perpendicular. The description also relates to an associated method. A primary object is to enable the end of a mobile beam, such as a beam carrying a device for wiping a galvanizing product off a steel strip, to perform a guided movement with a high degree of freedom while minimizing mechanical stresses. | 03-24-2011 |
| 104279000 |
TRACK CLEARERS | 2 |
| 20080216702 | Model railroad track scrubbing car - The invention is a model railroad track scrubbing car with rollers set at a scrub angle of about 30° to scrubs the tops and sides of the track rails. The rollers freely rotate about fixed axels under the chassis of the weighted car. Each roller is preferably a conventional paint roller with an inner sleeve and an outer tubular roll made of an absorbent, compressible, resilient foam material. The active working surfaces of each roller compress against, frictionally engage and deform around the tops and sides of the rails. The scrub angle and rollers provide across-the-rail scrubbing action and possibly along-the-rail scrubbing action. The circumferential working areas of the rollers are wider than the width of their associated track rails. The scrub angle and height of the roller axels above the track rails are adjustable to set the amount of roller compression and scrubbing action against the track rails. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20100258026 | DEVICE ATTACHED TO GUIDED VEHICLE TO REMOVE OBSTACLES ON GUIDEWAY - The object is to provide an obstacle-removing device for a removing obstacles on guideway, which is simple in configuration, low in manufacturing cost, and can remove the obstacles steadily and effectively, and of which the brushes for sweeping the running surface can be retracted easily when the device is in the rear side of traveling direction of the vehicle. The device comprises; a vertical frame positioned to the leading end in traveling direction of the vehicle, and a lifting/lowering device attached to the said vertical frame to lift and lower a brush holder attached to a vertically movable member which can be lifted and lowered by the lifting/lowering device, the brush holder having brushes for removing obstacles on the guideway; wherein the brush holder is pivotally attached to the vertically movable member such that the brush holder is tilting forward when the brushes held by the brush holder contact the running surface to perform obstacle-removing operation. | 10-14-2010 |
| 104260100 |
CAR YARD | 2 |
| 20120031295 | Train yard classification system - A system for transferring railroad cars from incoming receiving tracks to classification tracks for building outgoing trains is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of incoming receiving tracks, a plurality of outgoing classification tracks and one or more transfer tables for moving railroad cars from the incoming receiving tracks to designated outgoing classification tracks. Each transfer table has a plurality of track segments. Also disclosed is a method for transferring railroad cars from incoming receiving tracks to classification tracks for building outgoing trains is disclosed. Incoming railroad cars are received on a plurality of incoming receiving tracks. A first car is uncoupled from a following second car on each of the receiving tracks having cars. The uncoupled first car is moved from the incoming receiving track onto a corresponding track segment on the transfer table. The transfer table is moved to align a selected track segment with an appropriate classification track for the corresponding railroad car. The transfer table is moved and aligned with appropriate classification tracks until each railroad car has been transferred to the appropriate classification track. The steps are repeated until all of the cars have been classified and transferred to classification tracks or held back for later transfer. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20110072999 | INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WITH MOVABLE LOADING RAMPS AND LOCAL HYBRID DELIVERY - An intermodal transportation system having interconnected railcars adapted for transporting interconnected freight trailers where the freight trailers remain connected while being transported on the railcars. Individual trailers are assembled into trailer assemblies at an assembly area. Trailers containing freight are assembled into trailer assembles using specialized dollies. A preferred embodiment includes using a self-powered dolly having tires and mounting a fifth-wheel pickup plate and a ring coupler for engaging the kingpin of a trailer. Multiple dolly-trailer assemblies are connected together to form a trailer assembly. A self-powered movable ramp is positioned at an end of the railcar assembly and a tractor pulls the trailer assembly onto a railcar assembly by driving up a self-powered movable ramp and across the top of the railcars. | 03-31-2011 |
| 104306000 |
WITH RUNNING GEAR | 2 |
| 20100218697 | CARRIAGE-TYPE CONVEYANCE DEVICE - The present invention makes it easy to lay-out a carriage traveling path crossing an aisle for a vehicle, etc., in a conveyance device using a carriage which has an object support base movable vertically controlled by cam rails on the floor side, and is characterized in that an automatic lock means for locking an object support base | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110061562 | CART AND TRACK ARRANGEMENT - A cart and track arrangement includes a track unit having a straight track and a curved track, the straight track having an oblique bearing portion, the curved track having a horizontal bearing portion, and a cart having a cart frame and a wheel set, the wheel set having a wheel axle arranged in parallel to the oblique bearing portion of the straight track and a wheel pivotally mounted on the wheel axle, the wheel having a first tread disposed in parallel to the wheel axle for rotatably supporting on the oblique bearing portion of the straight track and a second tread for rotatably supporting on the horizontal bearing portion of the curved track. In an alternate form, the straight track has a horizontal bearing portion, the curved track has an oblique bearing portion, and the wheel has a first tread disposed in parallel to the wheel axle for rotatably supporting on the horizontal bearing portion of the straight track and a second tread for rotatably supporting on the oblique bearing portion of the curved track. | 03-17-2011 |
| 104035000 |
TURNTABLES | 2 |
| 20100175578 | Motorcycle Turntable - The invention is an apparatus that enables a personal transportation vehicle, such a motorcycle, to turn up to 180 degrees around while remaining in a confined, compact space. The apparatus comprises a lightweight inner platform rotating inside a lightweight, fixed, outer platform and uses translated power from the personal transportation vehicle as a motive force to turn the vehicle. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20080216701 | TURNTABLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM - The present invention provides a turntable assembly system for moving railcars adapted to be concentrically positioned among a plurality of radially aligned pairs of outer railways, comprising: (a) a rotatably mounted platform having a central railway in the form of a plurality of perpendicularly crossing railway tracks; (b) an azimuthally rotatable annular frame with inner and outer ends having a spaced plurality of radially disposed intermediate railways segregated into aligned pairs for selectively aligning with different pairs of said outer railways at the outer ends and aligning with at least one of said perpendicular crossing railway tracks at the inner ends; said azimuthally rotatable annular frame concentrically circumscribing said rotatably mounted platform; and (c) an integrated computer dispatch control system capable of detecting and identifying railcar type information and track destination information. | 09-11-2008 |
| 104048000 |
TRANSFER TABLES | 1 |
| 20090241798 | Method and device for transporting toy moving object between dislocated slot track segments - A motor driven transporter for transporting a moving toy object over an interruption in a slot track system where the interruption is between an incoming track segment and an outgoing track segment. The transporter includes a dock having a holding member for holding the toy object on a track surface of the dock and a restraining member for restraining the toy object from moving forward and backward on the dock, and a motor for moving the dock linearly or through an arc of up to 180° between the incoming track segment and the outgoing track segment. | 10-01-2009 |
| 104140000 |
SLOTTED CONDUIT | 1 |
| 20100288156 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING AN OBJECT IN A CELL - A device for entering an object into a cell comprises mainly a track for guiding the object and a lifting pod extending the track. It is then possible to use robots and lower them on the floor of the cell to carry out inspection work. | 11-18-2010 |
| 104123000 |
WAY SUSPENSION | 1 |
| 20090293757 | INSTALLATION FOR THE DOWNWARD TRANSPORT OF PERSONS FROM A MOUNTAIN STATION TO A VALLEY STATION - An installation for carrying individuals down from a mountain station into a valley station has a running rail which is fastened on a supporting cable at a distance from the ground. The running rail contains a multiplicity of sub-rails connected to one another at joints and along which carriages can be displaced. In the region of the joints, the sub-rails are elevated in relation to their central region, and are preferably curved such that their curvature profile creates the elevation. | 12-03-2009 |
| 104127000 |
ELEVATORS | 1 |
| 20100139520 | OVERHEAD TRANSPORT SERVICE VEHICLE AND METHOD - A overhead transport service vehicle system includes a carriage frame structured and arranged to carry a user. A hoisting mechanism utilizes at least one lifting device for lifting and lowering the carriage frame and at least one moving device for causing movement of the hoisting mechanism along one of a track or rail. A control controls at least one of the at least one lifting device and the at least one moving device. | 06-10-2010 |
