Railways inventions 08/07

20070199471 - Track position correction machine: A track position correction machine includes a multi-part machine frame and a satellite frame associated with the machine frame. A first drive displaces the satellite frame relative to the machine frame. A first packing unit and a track lifting unit are disposed on the satellite frame. A stabilization unit is... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070199472 - Gantry crane for transporting track panels: A gantry crane for transporting track panels comprises a longitudinal beam extending in a longitudinal direction. The longitudinal beam includes lifting tools for gripping a track panel and is supported by chassis frames including in each case two vertical beams, having vertical adjustment drives, and two transverse beams connected to... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070199473 - Railway plate inserter: A railway vehicle for inserting plates on rail ties that engage with rails includes a frame configured for movement relative to the track and a plate inserter workhead mounted to the frame. The plate inserter workhead is configured for pivoting the tie plate about a leading edge of the plate... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070199474 - Roller coaster: A roller coaster includes a cab that is rotatable between position for loading and unloading of passenger(s) and a position for riding the roller coaster. The cab includes a sliding pad mechanism, which is slidable on station entry and/or exit cams to move the cab between the two positions. In... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070199475 - Apparatus for decelerating a train: A method of decelerating a train is provided. The method including: disposing a movable surface configured to be moved by the train as the train passes the movable surface; and converting a kinetic energy of the train into potential energy upon movement of the movable surface by the train to... Agent: Thomas Spinelli

20070193469 - Magnet block for a magnetic levitation transport system and method for the production thereof: An aim of at least one embodiment of the invention is to reduce ripple forces in a magnetic levitation transport system to the largest extent. In one solution, an example embodiment of the invention provides that grooves extending transversal to the longitudinal direction are diagonally oriented in a magnet block... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070193470 - Friction drive unit: A friction drive unit for moving a table along a rail comprising: a pair of drive rollers for sandwiching a guide rail therebetween, one of the pair of the drive rollers being connected to a drive source; a pair of reverse rollers attached to roller shafts of the respective drive... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070193471 - Railway bogie provided with a linear induction motor: A railway bogie is provided with two cross-members for supporting a linear induction motor, mounted on the axle boxes via of resilient mounting apparatus allowing pivoting movement of each cross-member about a transversal axis of rotation. A system of five links is used to connect the linear induction motor to... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070186799 - Direction change device: A direction change device includes first and second transport passage 3, 4, in which one of the transport passages is disposed at the same vertical position as that of the first transport rail 16, the other is disposed below the one, a rotating unit 22 rotating the transport passages 3,... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070186798 - Tamping blade for a railroad tamping machine: A tamping blade for a railroad-tamping machine to tamp ballast on a railway line. The tamping blade includes a pad that attaches to a shank of a railroad-tamping machine and is made of hardened steel. A wear-resistant coating covers and protects the surfaces used to tamp the ballast. Wear-resistant inserts... Agent: Brooks & Cameron, PLLC

20070186800 - Device for suspending a travel rail of an overhead conveyor or a hoisting machine: A device for suspending a rail of an overhead conveyor or a hoisting machine from a traversing gear or supporting structure includes a tension element, which carries the rail by one end via a fixing device. The fixing device grasps a support element of the rail. The support element widens... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn And Burkhart, LLP

20070186801 - Tie suitable for use on a track: A railroad track tie comprises a body formed at least partially of polymeric material, and a reinforcement totally encapsulated within the body, wherein there is at least one opening through the reinforcement with polymeric material therein.... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson PC

20070181032 - Spike-type railcar mover with optional gate opener: A single-carriage reversing train positioning system which includes an extending spike-type car engaging member for engaging and moving one or more railcars. An extending chuck assembly may be provided with the ability to operate gates in bottom-discharging railcars. The system uses a single self-propelled carriage with an on-board carriage drive... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070175353 - Vehicle turntable: A vehicle turntable system for rotating a vehicle when located on the turntable, comprising a housing member, configured as a circular housing with at least one centralising and supporting assembly (23,24), and a turntable member (22,42), configured as a circular disk which is located in the circular housing. Wherein the... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070175354 - Rail assembly, rail bodies and associated production method: The inventive rail bodies of the rail assembly consist of a base and cover plate which form a running surface of said rail assembly. The corners of the rail bodies are provided with recesses in which fixing elements whose upper face flashes with the running surface are arranged. The traversal... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain