Railways inventions 06/07

20070137513 - Station design for personal rapid transport systems: A station (2) in a personal rapid transit system has a platform (14), the edge of which defines bays (20) for parked vehicles (10). The parked vehicles are out of the path of travelling vehicles moving in a transit path extending between an entry section (4) and an exit section... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group

20070131133 - Modular unit transportation system method and apparatus: A module transportation system where modules are transported from a movable carrier frame to a carriage such as a flatbed portion of a train while in motion. The system comprises a support structure and a carrier frame adapted to be attached thereto. The carrier frame can transfer modules to and... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

20070131134 - Oscillation damping means for magnetically levitated systems: The present invention presents a novel system and method of damping rolling, pitching, or yawing motions, or longitudinal oscillations superposed on their normal forward or backward velocity of a moving levitated system.... Agent: Michael C. Staggs Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

20070125257 - Method for the precise positioning of a carrier for a track, and corresponding track: The invention relates to a method for the precise positioning of a carrier (1) for the track of a railborne vehicle, especially a magnetic levitation railway. Said carrier comprises a track plate (3) provided with guiding elements for the vehicle, and at least one, preferably two, connecting elements (5) which... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.