Railways inventions 12/06

20060288899 - Machine for welding rails of a track: A machine for welding rails of a track extending in a longitudinal direction includes a rail pulling device for gripping the rails to be welded to one another. The rail pulling device is connected to a machine frame of the welding machine by way of guides and coupling devices. The... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20060288900 - Trolley for transporting materials on seamed roofs: A system for transporting materials that traverses seams and stepped sections of a standing-seam type roof includes two trolleys, the lower one of which has ridges on its top simulating roof seams and upon which the wheels of the upper trolley can be placed. When a step in the roof... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20060288901 - Amusement ride employing a suspended tensioned static cable: A recreational ride employs a suspended tensioned static cable that allows the user to gravitationally ride, harnessed to a rolling trolley attached to the cable, from an upper platform to a lower platform. The trolley includes a brake assembly that is attached to a brake arm through a bolted connection,... Agent: William E Hein

20060283349 - Binary track safety traverse system reconfigurable to provide safe trajectories over a greater range of inclinations: The present invention is related to the field of mechanical engineering and describes an automatically adjustable system of traverse rails with multiple characteristics that extend the useful life of the sustain by a minimum factor of four while providing redundant security backup to the rails allowing human passengers to move... Agent: Alejandro Malacara

20060278120 - Apparatus and method for steering transport vehicles in semiconductor processing: A steering apparatus and method is implemented that allows high speed, clean, particle-free transport of a semiconductor wafer or lithographic reticle on a transport vehicle at various positions on the vehicle track, especially when entering and exiting turns. Three computer-controlled electro-magnets are mounted at the left, center, and right side... Agent: Delio & Peterson, LLC

20060278121 - Rail transportation system and method of constructing same: A transportation system including two spaced parallel guide ways on which tracks are mounted for receiving vehicles. At least one beam extends between the guide ways for absorbing torsional forces caused by the composite centers of gravity of the vehicles being offset from the tracks.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20060278122 - \"rabbit rail\" commuter light rail and city to city rail systems: “RABBIT RAIL” is a light rail system that uses standard commuter busses which are fitted with railroad wheels that can be lowered, so the bus can run on railroad tracks or raised to run on roads. Present light rail systems require commuters to drive to a rural rail station where... Agent: Dean O. Michael

20060272539 - Method and device for confirmation of the state of tightness of fastenings of railroad tracks: A method and a device for confirmation automatically of the state of tightness of fastenings of railroad tracks are provided, so that from a train that is traveling over a track it is possible to detect a signal from each of the fastenings which indicates if the degree of tightness... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20060272540 - Apparatus and method of generating motion: An apparatus and method of generating motion including a track having at least one incline portion and at least one decline portion, a cart movably coupled to the track, and one or more magnets arranged along the track such that cart moves along the track by a combination of gravitational... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery (los Angeles Office)