Railways inventions 06/09

20090158955 - Transportation system: A mass transit system includes a plurality of pedestal-mounted rings which provide a support through which a vehicle travels. The pedestals are spaced apart on the ground, but no rail or connecting structure on or above ground is required. An underground conduit carries electrical and communications cable that connects the... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090151594 - Cableway system with a carrying and conveying cable: A cableway system has a carrying and conveying cable on which transportation devices, such as chairs or gondolas, are carried on load-bearing bars. The latter can be fastened with clamps and they are guided, in the stations, over reversing pulleys. Between the stations, the cable is guided over supporting rollers... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090145324 - Movable crawler system for railroad equipment: A movable crawler system that moves a crawler of railroad equipment from a first position to a second position is disclosed. The crawler system includes a crawler and a positioning system that moves the crawler. The positioning system includes a horizontal positioner and may include a vertical positioner, which move... Agent: Susan D. Reinecke Ice Miller LLP

20090145325 - Platform screen doors: An apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a screen door system. The apparatus includes a first transceiver adapted to be mounted on a train, a second transceiver adapted to be mounted on either a train platform or a portion of the platform screen door system. The first and... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090145326 - Split rail trolley system: An apparatus for removing a wheelset from a railroad vehicle includes a frame configured for motion with respect to the railroad vehicle. The apparatus also includes a lifting yoke cooperatively associated with the frame. The yoke is configured to engage flanges of the wheelset. The apparatus further includes at least... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP