Railways: surface track inventions 08/07

20070200005 - Ozone and chemical resistant coating for railway line elastomeric components: Elastomeric pads are shown for positioning on top of railroad ties. Pre-cast concrete panels that are commonly provided at railway grade crossings between and alongside the rails rest on the pads. The pads may be extruded from a variety of natural or synthetic elastomeric materials. The pads include a panel... Agent: Charles D. Gunter, Jr. Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20070194143 - Model railroad track wiring apparatus: A model railroad track wiring apparatus comprises a tie section comprising one or more attached model railroad tie members; one or more insulating members that are attached to the tie section and that protrude upwardly from the tie section; a plurality of rail members secured to the tie section and... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20070187522 - Composite railroad tie and method of manufacture: An improved mold and method of manufacture for an improved railroad tie or other structural member. The improved railroad tie or structural member being fabricated using an injection molding process with various thermoplastic resins and fillers. The improved mold used has a cooling cavity which helps cool the structural member... Agent: Gable & Gotwals

20070181705 - Guide rail of compound type and a method for manufacturing such a rail: The invention concerns a guide rail of compound type and a method of manufacturing such a guide rail. The guide rail is made like a railway rail or similar and intended for guiding interaction with a wheel of a unit travelling along the rail, comprising a long outer rail (4)... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070176013 - Device for adjusting the position of a rail or a track unit comprising at least one rail relative to the supporting road bed: This is achieved in that the device consists of at least one fixing element (2) that directly engages on the rail (1) and is supported on the supporting road bed by means of at least one connecting element (3) that can be tilted about an axis extending parallel to the... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070176012 - Rail system: A rail system comprising an elongate ducting trough (22) located, for example, generally centrally along a swept path (20). The ducting trough (22) comprises a plurality of trough sections, each defining a pair of channels (24, 26) for housing electrical cables (not shown). The system further comprises a pair of... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP