Railways inventions 02/09

20090050011 - Road and rail vehicle and track therefor: A track of a road and rail vehicle, comprising: a railway track, and a routing device having a supporting plate and a turnout; wherein the routing device is disposed in front of the railway track and connected to a road; the supporting plate is aligned with the road and capable... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20090044718 - Cableway system for sand dunes and similarly non-stationary structures: A cableway has at least one valley station, a mountain station, a hoisting cable between the valley station and the mountain station, and transport devices for transporting persons and/or goods from the valley station up to the mountain station. The mountain station is supported on a carrying construction and is... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090038498 - Rail section and switch mechanism for a conveyor assembly and method of making and assembling same: A rail section for use in a rail switch and method for assembling same are provided. The rail section is connected to a switch mounting by inserting a portion of the switch mounting through an aperture provided in the rail section and then applying a double weld. Similarly, a gate... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090031913 - Drag racing roller coaster amusement ride and launch system: A drag racing roller coaster amusement ride has at least two sets running rails, each set having at least one running rail and an embark point. At least two carriers (109) are arranged to carry at least one rider on a respective set of running rails with the rider(s) in... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20090031914 - Backward motion stop: A backward motion stop for a car to be pulled up in a guiding device is provided and consists of a catch lever engaging in a catch rail such that it operates noiselessly. For this purpose, an induction strut is laid parallel to the catch rail and the catch lever... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group