81 |
LOADING/UNLOADING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INTERFACE FOR A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE |
US15718473 |
2017-09-28 |
US20180086353A1 |
2018-03-29 |
Colin HOLBROOKE; Jonathan ADAM; Luke PEARSE; Joshua RAYCROFT; Doug CHEY |
A modular loading and unloading system for a high-speed transportation system, the system including an airlock loading zone, at least one airlock arranged in the airlock loading zone and connecting the airlock loading zone to a transportation tube of the high-speed transportation system. The airlock loading zone is configured to receive a plurality of capsules, payloads, and/or cars, and is operable to arrange the plurality of capsules, payloads, and/or cars for insertion into a high-speed transportation vehicle arranged in the airlock. |
82 |
Methods of Storing and Moving Proppant at Location Adjacent Rail Line |
US15143942 |
2016-05-02 |
US20160264352A1 |
2016-09-15 |
John Oren |
A method of delivering proppant to a well site has the steps of transporting a load of proppant in a vessel to a desired location, moving the load of proppant from the vessel into a container so as to create a proppant-loaded container, unloading the proppant-loaded container into a pneumatic bulk trailer, and transporting the unloaded proppant in the pneumatic bulk trailer to well site. The container is placed onto a bed of a truck and moved in proximity to the vessel. The proppant-loaded container is placed onto a tilting mechanism and then tilted so that the proppant is discharged through a flow gate of a container into a hopper. The proppant in the hopper can then be conveyed to the pneumatic bulk trailer. |
83 |
Automated terminal to aircraft conveyance system |
US13385479 |
2012-02-22 |
US09085375B2 |
2015-07-21 |
Steven Barrie Cornell; Peter John Muller |
One embodiment of an automated system for carrying passengers between airport terminal or concourse facilities and parked aircraft is shown. The embodiment comprises PRT guideways (13, 14, 15, 23, 27), vehicles (21) and stations (22). Some PRT stations are linked to parked aircraft (11) or aircraft parking positions by means of conventional loading bridges (12), while others are linked to terminal or concourse buildings (15). No PRT station is linked to more than one aircraft. Other embodiments are described and shown. The embodiments provide a high level of service while reducing the need to construct terminal or concourse buildings adjacent to each aircraft parking position. |
84 |
Methods of Storing and Moving Proppant at Location Adjacent Rail Line |
US14314468 |
2014-06-25 |
US20140308109A1 |
2014-10-16 |
John Oren |
A method of delivering proppant to a well site has the steps of transporting a load of proppant in a vessel to a desired location, moving the load of proppant from the vessel into a container so as to create a proppant-loaded container, unloading the proppant-loaded container into a pneumatic bulk trailer, and transporting the unloaded proppant in the pneumatic bulk trailer to well site. The container is placed onto a bed of a truck and moved in proximity to the vessel. The proppant-loaded container is placed onto a tilting mechanism and then tilted so that the proppant is discharged through a flow gate of a container into a hopper. The proppant in the hopper can then be conveyed to the pneumatic bulk trailer. |
85 |
ARTICLE TRANSPORT FACILITY |
US13239805 |
2011-09-22 |
US20120076623A1 |
2012-03-29 |
Toru Kasuya |
A transporting space of an article transport facility is divided into a first space and a second space by a wall having an opening. A first movable body that travels along a first travel rail in the first space and a second movable body that travels along a second travel rail in the second space are provided. A relay portion which can support an article without interfering with the shutter that can open and close the opening is provided in the first space. The first travel rail is arranged to extend adjacent a first space side transfer position for transferring articles between the first mobile body and the relay portion, and the second travel rail is arranged to extend adjacent a second space side transfer position for transferring articles between the second mobile body and the relay portion through the opening. |
86 |
Method and Apparatus for Transferring Freight |
US12180926 |
2008-07-28 |
US20100021257A1 |
2010-01-28 |
Stephen Allen Hall; Thomas Walker |
A method of transferring freight from a first location to a second location. The method comprises the steps of loading the freight onto a plate at the first location, the plate having an identifier linked to the freight, monitoring the movement of the plate using the identifier on the loaded plate, conveying the loaded plate onto a first transportation unit at the first location, transporting the loaded plate from the first location to an interim location using the first transportation unit, conveying the loaded plate from the first transportation unit onto a second transportation unit, transporting the loaded plate from the interim location to the second location using the second transportation unit, conveying the loaded plate from the second transportation unit at the second location, and unloading the freight from the plate. |
87 |
Locomotive parking management tool |
US09757833 |
2001-01-10 |
US07006957B2 |
2006-02-28 |
John R. Doner |
A system for managing locomotives in a railyard including a parking yard and a service yard, based on possible future states of the parking yard and the service yard. The system includes a computer and utilizes an algorithm that enumerates possible present locomotive placement options, enumerates possible future railyard states arising from each possible present locomotive placement option, examines each possible future railyard state, and determines a present option based on the examination of the possible future railyard states. |
88 |
Rail car door opener and closer |
US10934204 |
2004-09-03 |
US20050204950A1 |
2005-09-22 |
David Marchiori; Samuel Marchiori |
The embodiment of the present invention is a door closer and opener for rail cars with the doors disposed on the bottom of the rail car and a wayside tool called a door tool this invention that is predisposed at a rail road unloading site where various commodities that are unloaded. The invention allows a technician to open and close rail car doors with members in said invention. The invention reduces the labor and physical effort required by humans. The invention assist a human and is controlled by a human to open said doors. The invention opens and closes a variety of rail car doors as stated in the illustrations with multiple members of said invention The motive force is preferred to be hydraulic but not limited to hydraulic. |
89 |
Terminal design |
US09579557 |
2000-05-26 |
US06439128B1 |
2002-08-27 |
Douglas J. Miller; Alan O. Parry |
A railway terminal having a parking area, an access restriction system adjacent to the parking area and a railroad track adjacent to the parking area. The access restriction system limits access to said parking area. The railroad track includes a first section, a second section and a loading pad, wherein the first and the second sections each accommodate a plurality of intermodal railcars, each railcar designed to transport a truck trailer, wherein the first section is coupled to a main rail line. The loading pad links the first section of the railroad track to the second section of the railroad track. The loading pad is designed to support tractor-trailers. |
90 |
High capacity multiple-stage railway switching yard |
US09917636 |
2001-07-31 |
US20020096081A1 |
2002-07-25 |
Edwin
R.
Kraft |
A high capacity, multiple-stage railway car switching yard connects together two or more subyards. Each subyard has a fully open arrival/departure end and may have a continuously descending gradient throughout the entire length of its classification tracks. The subyards are positioned opposite one another, so classification tracks of one subyard can serve as receiving tracks for another subyard. Escape tracks are interconnected between the two subyards to provide a higher capacity and more efficiency and flexibility than a single yard by itself. |
91 |
Roll on--roll off bimodal terminal system |
US819548 |
1997-03-17 |
US5836251A |
1998-11-17 |
Richard C. Hathaway; Mearl K. Bridges; John M. Barr; Donald R. Klein |
System and method for loading and unloading highway vehicles for transportation over railroad lines. The system has a number of railroad vehicles, each having a deck for highway vehicles. The deck extends from a central portion of the vehicle to one or both ends of the railway vehicle. The invention includes a terminal which has at least one stationary railroad track portion which is connected to a railroad system outside of the terminal. The terminal also has number of moveable railroad track segments. These segments can be positioned in a first configuration in which they are aligned so that railroad vehicles can be rolled from one or more of the stationary railroad track segments onto the moveable railroad track segments. These segments can also be positioned in a second configuration in which at least one end of each of the railroad vehicles is positioned adjacent a dock or other surface for motor vehicles, so that highway vehicles can be moved from the railroad vehicles onto the surface for motor vehicles, or from the surface for motor vehicles to the railroad vehicles. The system is equipped to move the moveable track segments from the first configuration to the second configuration, and back to the first configuration. The surface for motor vehicles is connected to a highway system outside of the terminal. |
92 |
Up-grade speed control system of railway marshalling yard |
US859074 |
1986-05-02 |
US4766815A |
1988-08-30 |
Zhong Chongben; Xu Zhengli |
This invention relates to the design of marshalling yard with up-grade speed control system. The principal difference between this yard and the conventional marshalling yard with down-grade only profile is described hereunder. Unlike the already known yard in which many speed control devices are installed on a down-grade to consume excess energy of cuts, the yard in the invention has hump height designed by taking operating conditions of moderate runners as a base and is provided with at least one up-grade speed control unit consisting of one up-grade section and a necessary number of boosters and retarders on the down-grade profile. This up-grade control unit could convert excess energy of cuts into potential energy. The invention could raise hump operating capacity of marshalling yard at a considerably reduced cost. |
93 |
Side rails container transfer system |
US741680 |
1976-11-15 |
US4130208A |
1978-12-19 |
Leonard D. Barry |
A container or a carrier for one or more containers is supported on a transfer cam track along side a railway or roadway for transfer of the containers to a rail or road vehicle which is side coupled to the container or carrier to move it for transfer of the container or containers to the transport vehicle. The transfer track on which the container or carrier travels has horizontal and vertical displacement curves to vertically align the container with a container berth on the transport vehicle and set it down on supports thereon. The transfer track continues at the lower level and curves back away from the transport vehicle to remove the carrier away from the container. The cam track can be a single rail or multiple rails spaced horizontally or vertically with the container or carrier designed accordingly. The carrier can have forks, loadspreader, or side hooks to lift containers. The containers can have wheels to run on the station track to eliminate the carrier. The container wheels are retractable for selective transfer. Retractable hooking eyes or hooks can be on the carrier or container for selective transfer of multiple containers per carrier. In a preferred arrangement a carrier with fixed forks extending from a side thereof receives a container from a transport vehicle which supports the container with space for the forks to reach under the container from either side. Side latching couplings on the transport vehicle engage the forks on the carrier to move it along the low portion of the cam track to carry the forks under the container before the cam track lifts the container off and carries it on the forks out away from the transport vehicle moving the carrier. Another variation of the carrier and transport vehicle can support two containers at different levels so one container can be set in and one withdrawn along the same transfer run. The system can be applied to subways where the carrier can run between stations for transfer of containers to and from trains at speed and transfer containers to elevators to take passengers to street level. Subway cars are convertible to receive containers along opposite sides for runs in opposite directions. |
94 |
Container overhead transfer and storage system |
US687180 |
1976-05-17 |
US4059194A |
1977-11-22 |
Leonard D. Barry |
A container transfer station with automatic container handling, storage and transfer for freight containers or trailers of a length and twice the length such as 20 foot and 40 foot containers using storage spots, gantries, freight cars and carriers each for taking containers or trailers of either length; a low and/or high level double dip transfer run over the railway to dip the carriers level to transfer freight and passenger containers level between cars in a train passing under the dip and container carriers on the dip, the dip having a separate track down and up for front and rear trucks or wheels on carrier and automatic vertical switches for opening or bypassing this double dip and for switching carrier trucks to their respective tracks at top and bottom of the dip, safety dip bypass control, station with carrier track extending over a gantry for transfer of the long and short containers and trailers between stationary storage spots over which the gantry runs and the carriers above; the overhead transfer of both freight trailers and/or containers and passenger containers on the same transfer dip to and from the same train while passing the transfer dip; conveyors for moving passenger containers forward on car in train and to rear on carrier at station to simplify placement of containers, shielded open side passenger containers for quicker movement of people on car and at station; a subway type station for rapid transit public and private containers for passengers, freight, mail, express, etc. having carriers run parallel over conveyor to lift containers from carrier to move thereon from front to rear or therefrom for storage and reloading on carriers to insert in empty spots on cars in train traveling between stations; long transfer dip bottom between subway stations to reduce tunneling; two rows of passenger containers side by side per car both with or without center aisle for individual sized containers (six passenger) and/or larger public or private passenger or freight containers, and buildings for these containers serving as hotel rooms, house containers, traveling offices, shops, concessions, storage, etc. |
95 |
Rollability prediction system |
US3689788D |
1970-10-23 |
US3689788A |
1972-09-05 |
WONG PETER J; ROSS DALE W; GARDINER KENNETH W |
In a railway classification yard a car''s rollability is measured several times as it is traveling through the upper yard. These measurements are employed to predict the car''s rollability on the bowl track. From the predicted rollability, means are provided to determine what the car''s velocity should be when it leave the last retarder just prior to entering the bowl portion of the yard in order that it travel the distance required to couple to a stationary car at the proper velocity.
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96 |
Railway car moving device |
US48039065 |
1965-08-17 |
US3372652A |
1968-03-12 |
ERNST GARBERS |
|
97 |
Combination railway and passenger automobile transportation systems |
US31477963 |
1963-10-08 |
US3285194A |
1966-11-15 |
DEODAT CLEJAN |
|
98 |
Arrangement for mechanizing the assembling of trains in a train-assembling track of a marshalling yard |
US6568360 |
1960-10-28 |
US3194176A |
1965-07-13 |
ERNST GARBERS |
|
99 |
Method for expediting the transportation of containers on rail-borne and road vehicles |
US10192261 |
1961-04-10 |
US3190477A |
1965-06-22 |
ENGELBERT EWERS |
1,046,921. Motor vehicles. E. EWERS. Jan. 8, 1964 [Jan. 14, 1963], No. 858/64. Heading B7H. A portable engine is mounted in a pallet and is adapted to transmit drive to a railway wagon upon which the pallet may be supported. The engine may be a diesel engine and there may be direct mechanical connections to the wagon axles, or the engine may drive an electric generator or hydraulic pump, there being appropriate electric or hydraulic transmission lines to motors mounted adjacent the axles. The engines or power units may be remotely controlled through cable connections or radio transmission, and the pallets containing the units may be equipped as drivers' cabs. |
100 |
Load transferring installation |
US22554962 |
1962-09-24 |
US3151751A |
1964-10-06 |
LUIGI MARINI |
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