Freight accommodation on freight carrier inventions 08/08

20080206009 - Rail road car with reduced slack: A rail road car has a rail car body which includes a housing structure. The housing structure has a pair of sidewalls, a roof and at least one deck mounted to the sidewalls. An enclosed lading space is defined by the housing structure and there is at least one door... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20080206010 - Cargo anchoring system: This invention provides a cargo anchoring system for anchoring cargo to a cargo bed. One cargo anchoring system comprises a rear ring; a forward ring; and a ring connection member connecting the rear ring to the forward ring. A first lateral ring is sized and configured to be directly or... Agent: Mcglinchey Stafford, Pllc

20080199271 - Motorcycle transport device: A motorcycle transport device comprising a base, a pair of first upright members attached to the base, and a pair of second members telescopically connected to the first upright members. A lower jaw is attached to each of the first upright members and an upper jaw is attached to each... Agent: Hammer & Associates, P.C.

20080193244 - Method for loading tube bundles on railcars and tube packs for railcars: A method for loading tube bundles on a railcar includes placing the tube bundles lengthwise on the car and stacked above the bed of the car to form tube bundle packs. The packs are separated by panels. A spacing block is configured to go within the longitudinally extending remaining space... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20080193245 - Method for loading tube bundles on railcars and tube packs for railcars: A method for loading tube bundles on a railcar includes placing the tube bundles lengthwise on the car and stacked above the bed of the car to form tube bundle packs. The packs are separated by panels. A spacing block is configured to go within the longitudinally extending remaining space... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20080193246 - Remotely controlled twist-lock and a method for controlling such a lock to be connected to a container: The present invention relates to a twist-lock (104a-d) and a method for controlling a twist-lock to be connected to a container (102) for locking two containers together. The method comprises to match the remotely controlled twist-lock (104a-d) with the container (102), wherein unique identifiers are registered for said twist-lock and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080193247 - Movable storage racks for transportation of goods: The invention provides a racking system for the storage and transportation of goods. The racking system allows for storage and transportation of an increased amount of goods over a given area of floor space on transportation vehicles, facilitates air flow around goods being shipped to improve refrigeration, increases ease of... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080193248 - Load lashing device: A goods lashing device to enable control of the tension in a load lashing strap or other flexible lashing. A number of thin, bent, arched plates that have spring properties are connected with the lashing strap for tightening of the lashing strap. The plates have spaced openings at their ends... Agent: Alfred J Mangels