Railways inventions 07/08

20080178759 - Model train engine hoisting mechanism: The hoisting mechanism known as the Engine Jack is an apparatus that may be positioned between the rails of a section of model train track such that it provides support for a model train engine while maintaining electrical contact with the rails. The Engine Jack enables model train engines to... Agent: John L. Sotomayor

20080178760 - Apparatus for servicing the main cable of a suspension bridge: A trolley travels in response to rotation of a winch along a main cable of a suspension bridge having a tower and support cables extending along and substantially parallel to the main cable. The trolley includes a support assembly engaged with the support cables, first and second enclosures suspended from... Agent: Roth,blair,roberts, Strasfeld & Lodge

20080173207 - Thin turntable: A turntable for a heavy object such as a car which includes a ground-engaging member and a load-supporting platform each having load surfaces facing each other, the load-supporting platform being supported off the ground-engaging member by an intermediate load transfer unit comprising a plurality of rotatable bearing elements distributed across... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080173208 - Ride operation, in particular a roller-coaster: The invention relates to an amusement device, in particular a roller-coaster, comprising a guide and a carriage, which carriage has a bogie, which is secured to the guide so that the carriage can be moved along the guide, and a passenger compartment, that can be rotated relative to the bogie... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080173209 - Transportation system: A transport installation has at least one rail, on which transport carriages are able to be transported by at least one trolley, and on at least one side has a guide arrangement which stabilizes the state and position of the transport carriage above the rail. A drive unit with several... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080168920 - Overhead traveling vehicle system and method of transporting processing equipment into, or out of position around the overhead traveling vehicle system: An overhead traveling vehicle travels along a rail suspended from an upper position. Further, a buffer is suspended from an upper position. The buffer can be retracted from a storage space for an article, or the buffer is foldable compactly.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080163780 - Track renewal machine: A track renewal machine is equipped with a ballast conveyor band extending in the longitudinal direction and arranged between upper and lower tie transport units and between ballast receiving means and ballast distributing means. The ballast conveyor band has a discharge end positioned rearwardly of a device for laying new... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080163781 - Long rail pick-up and delivery system: A long rail pick-up and delivery system providing increased efficiency and safety. The long rail pick-up and delivery system can include a power car, a rail train, a loading car, an unloading car, a transition car and two independent gantries. The dual gantry design allows for simultaneous and independent loading... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080163782 - Method for delivering replacement rail ties using gps techniques: A method of efficiently delivering replacement railway ties for use in replacing ties that have deteriorated. GPS technology is used to obtain the GPS location of each tie that needs to be replaced. A tie train carrying replacement ties has a GPS monitor so that one or more ties can... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP