Railways inventions 01/08

20080022881 - Traveling rails for carriage: In a carriage traveling rail to which a carriage is movably attached, upper ends of a plurality of suspenders are fixed to a ceiling and the suspenders extend downward. A first linear rail member is elongated in one direction and suspended by the suspenders which are arranged with a prescribed... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080022882 - Hinged derail with assisted manual lifting and method for constructing: This invention relates to hinged derail assemblies used in the railroad industry as a safety device for derailing a wheel of an undesirably moving railed vehicle, such as a railroad freight car. The hinged derail assembly includes a base that is rigidly mounted on a pair of spaced railroad ties... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080011181 - Cableway system having at least one conveying cable: A cableway system has at least one continuous conveying cable, which is guided over deflecting pulleys in the terminal stations, and transport devices, such as cablecars and chairs, that can be coupled to the conveying cable. Guide rails are provided in the stations along which the transporting means uncoupled from... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080011182 - Ensilage trolley, shuttle and system for container handling and storage: A storage system for containers including a plurality of cells for reception of containers and means of transferring containers within and outside of the cells. The transfer means include shuttles for translation between the cells and ensilage trolleys which are carried by the shuttles to face a cell and which... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080011183 - Cableway with alterable cable position: The present invention is of a cable way comprising a beam with a fixed support structure to which a circular or an arc-shaped track is attached. A track cart, to which one end of a carrying cable is connected, is movably assembled onto the track. The principles of the invention... Agent: Mark Rodgers

20080011184 - Switching electromagnetic moving system: A switching electromagnetic moving system is comprised of at least one track and at least one moving body located on the track. The track is comprised of a power buss, at least two track sections and a controller. Each track section has a contact surface and comprises electrically connected coil... Agent: Edward Lopatinsky

20080006172 - Linear synchronous motor power control system and methods: A system is disclosed that controls the power flow to Linear Synchronous Motor (LSM) stators for a vehicle transport system. This invention allows multiple vehicles to operate in close proximity in a guideway without requiring an excessive number of separate controllers. It can be used in conjunction with schemes now... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP