Railways inventions 12/07

20070289476 - Contactless energy supply for moving consumers: A contactless energy supply for electrical consumers mounted on the mobile part of a linear motor is provided, the energy supply being provided without additional voltage sources. A higher frequency energy supply field is superposed over the propulsion field, the energy supply field being inductively decoupled using the energy transmitting... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070283838 - Tour and leisure cart management system and rail track maintenance method: A tour and leisure cart management system capable of allowing large numbers of tourists to access nature reserves without damaging ecologically sensitive areas. The cart system is installed in areas having excellent views, places where various memorials or educational materials are displayed, nature reserves where wildlife lives and access is... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070283835 - Method for cleaning ballast of a track: A method for cleaning ballast of a track comprising rails extending in a longitudinal direction is executed by means of a ballast cleaning machine having a machine frame supported on on-track undercarriages. The machine includes a cleaning chain with a chain cross member extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction. At... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070283836 - Track tamping machine: A track tamping machine has a machine frame extending in a longitudinal direction and tamping units mounted to the machine frame. A first or upper transverse guide extends in a transverse direction perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction. Two sliding blocks are mounted for displacement in the transverse direction independently of... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070283837 - Tie plate inserting machine: A track mounted machine is capable of inserting a previously positioned tie plate between a rail and underlying cross tie of a railway. The machine preferably is also capable of lifting the rail from the tie prior to tie plate insertion and/or, is capable of operating on both rails of... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20070283839 - Friction drive system and method for palletized conveyor: A modular friction drive system and method for use with a palletized conveyor. The drive system includes drive assemblies located at opposite sides of both a load end and unload end of the palletized conveyor. Each drive assembly comprises at least one drive unit and at least on take-up unit,... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20070283840 - Transport installation with aerial rope conveying chairs and gondola cars: A transport installation with a continuous running aerial rope supports chairs and gondola cars coupled by detachable grips. The rope extends in a closed loop between two bull-wheels, with an up-line and a down-line. The installation presents loading/unloading terminals provided at least at the ends of said lines. One of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070283841 - Energy converting system: An energy converting system is comprised of a track, a controller, and a magnetized body located on the track and including an energy converting unit. The track comprises electrically connected coil windings spaced apart in a series way along the track to form a 3-phase linear stator. The controller is... Agent: Edward Lopatinsky