Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
104118000 | MONORAIL | 28 |
20090013897 | System and method of improving throughput and vehicle utilization of monorail factory transport systems - Means and methods for optimizing the utilization of monorail-based vehicles carrying a work-in-progress in a clean manufacturing environment. The method includes increasing the number of pick up and drop off points on a primary or secondary monorail transportation network, to amplify the number and frequency of pick up and drop off events per vehicle per circumnavigation of the network or loop. By increasing the number of pick up and drop off events, the empty run or idle time of the corresponding vehicle will decrease, improving utilization and throughput. | 01-15-2009 |
20100031845 | System For Moving And Stabilising A Mobile Base - The system for moving and stabilising ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100089274 | MONORAIL SORTATION SYSTEM - A universal cross belt sorter system ( | 04-15-2010 |
20110079165 | IN-BUILDING STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TAKING ARTICLE OUT OF THE SAME - The in-building storage apparatus includes a guide rail mounted in a storage space in which articles are stored, and making slidal movement in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which main rails extend, a platform car including a travelling section for running on the guide rail, and a lifting/lowering section which lifts or lowers an article, suspenders each of which suspends an article at such a height that the platform car can pass therebelow, and a control unit having functions of causing the guide rail to make slidal movement, causing the platform car to move along the guide rail, causing the lifting/lowering section to lift or lower for taking a target article out of the suspenders, and causing a target article to be suspended by the suspenders. | 04-07-2011 |
20110214588 | GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL FACILITY - A guidance system for a medical facility includes at least one floor element that extends along a path of the medical facility and is arranged in a floor area of the path. The at least one floor element is configured for magnetic interaction such that through the magnetic interaction of the floor element with a magnetic guide element arranged on a mobile transport device, a magnetic attraction is generated. The mobile transport device is guided along the at least one floor element by the generated magnetic attraction during forward motion of the mobile transport device along the path through the medical facility. | 09-08-2011 |
20110226151 | HYBRID PERSONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM - A system and method for hybrid personal transit and components thereof is disclosed. The hybrid personal transit (“HPT”) system can be a system of combined highway and monorail transportation methods, which allows roadworthy HPT vehicles to transition onto, and run on, a system of monorails. The rails can be built on the ground, on poles, or in tunnels. A unique drive system will allow each HPT vehicle to alter drive output from the HPT vehicle's tires to a rail drive system. | 09-22-2011 |
20120090495 | Dual Tray Carrier Unit - A tray carrier system having a tray loading position, a tray off-loading position, and four parallel rails extending from the tray loading position to the tray off-loading position. A tray carrier platform is disposed on each rail, where each tray carrier platform is configured to move along the rail on which it is disposed between the tray loading position and the tray off-loading position. Each tray carrier platform includes a carriage for engaging the rail, swing arms attached to the carriage, retaining pieces attached to the swing arms for selectively retaining and releasing a tray, and means for moving the swing arms between an open position and a closed position. The retaining pieces retain the tray at a tray level when the swing arms are in the closed position, and release the tray and are disposed entirely below the tray level when the swing arms are in the open position. Two of the tray carrier platforms form a first tray carrier unit, and the other two tray carrier platforms form a second tray carrier unit. The first tray carrier unit is capable of passing underneath a tray carried by the second tray carrier unit in the closed position when the first tray carrier unit is in the open position. | 04-19-2012 |
20120247362 | ELECTRIC MONORAIL PART CARRIER - An electrified monorail assembly includes a track having a length, a plurality of electrically conductive buss bars disposed along the length of the track, and a controller disposed on the track. The controller is in electrical communication with the plurality electrically conductive of buss bars, and configured to selectively energize the plurality of electrically conductive buss bars. The assembly further includes a proximity sensor disposed on the track and in communication with the controller, the proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a trolley assembly on the track. | 10-04-2012 |
20120304884 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM HAVING A POSITIVE DRIVE - A transport system according to the invention comprises a guide device having a first guide rail in the form of a first pipe ( | 12-06-2012 |
20130019773 | MONORAIL SORTATION SYSTEM - A sortation system where control and operation is facilitated by a contact-free, wireless communication configuration. Wireless communication is accomplished in a line-of-sight (LOS) manner while the cars of the sortation system are continuously moving along the track at operational speed. Each car is configured to operate independently with respect to how a car is instructed to accept and deliver packages. The sortation system provides for the cars to act as messengers between the bin stations and the system controller with respect to the status and health of the bin stations. | 01-24-2013 |
20130118371 | RAIL CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A rail conveyor system combining the low friction attributes of railway transportation with the continuous bulk handling advantages of belt conveyors, uses a multiplicity of spaced carriages ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130167751 | PORTABLE BIN FOR SORTATION SYSTEM - A sortation system has a track forming a continuous loop, an article-conveying car positioned on the track and configured to move along the track, a system controller, a communication station positioned near the track for communicating with the article-conveying car and the system controller, a portable bin positioned adjacent the track, the portable bin comprising a bin communication device configured to wirelessly transmit bin status information to the article-conveying car when the car is proximate to the bin, where the article-conveying car is configured to wirelessly relay received bin status information to an off-car communication device at the communication station when the car is proximate to the communication station, and where the bin communication device is attached to the portable bin, and the portable bin is operably positionable substantially anywhere along at least a portion of the track. Additionally, the car may wirelessly transmit instructions and information to the bin. | 07-04-2013 |
20130192487 | Track Systems - A track system includes a track | 08-01-2013 |
20130333587 | MODULAR MONORAIL BUSS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A modular, electrified monorail system upon which at least one motorized trolley assembly may be propelled along. The system may incorporate a plurality of rail assemblies adapted to be coupled adjacent to one another to form a generally continuous track. Each rail assembly may make use of an electrified track adapted to provide an electrical signal from an electrical power source to at least one electrical conductor extending coextensively along the electrified track. A controller may be mounted on the electrified track. The controller may be configured to selectively apply and remove the electrical power from the electrified track to control propulsion of the motorized trolley assembly along the electrified track. | 12-19-2013 |
20140158013 | SOLAR RAILWAY SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A solar railway system includes a monorail guideway structure elevated above ground and extending along a rail travel direction. The guideway structure has a hollow body extending in the rail travel direction and containing utility infrastructure. A walkable thoroughfare is within the hollow body for allowing worker access to the utility infrastructure. A solar energy collector is positioned on the guideway structure and is in electrical communication with the utility infrastructure. | 06-12-2014 |
20140174315 | Monorail Vehicle Apparatus with Gravity-Controlled Roll Attitude and Loading - Monorail vehicle that travels on a non-featured rail with substantial profile variation and controls roll attitude, lateral location, and loading through judicious placement of the vehicle's center of gravity without using springs or suspensions. The vehicle has a bogie for engaging the non-featured rail so the center of gravity has a lateral offset r | 06-26-2014 |
20140230686 | Monorail Vehicle Apparatus with Gravity-Augmented Contact Load - Apparatus and method for gravity-augmented preload of drive wheels in a monorail vehicle travelling along a guide rail with a bearing and contact surfaces that are non-parallel with the gravity vector. The vehicle has a structure defining a pivot location against the bearing surface, as well as first and second assemblies for engaging the rail on the bearing and contact surfaces, respectively. The vehicle is mounted so its center of gravity is at a rear longitudinal offset r | 08-21-2014 |
20160115735 | OBJECT TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR A FLIGHT OF STEPS - An object transfer system (“OTS”) for a flight of steps for transporting an object on the flight of steps is disclosed. The OTS may include a rail positioned in place of a handrail on the flight of steps, a trolley assembly movably attached to the rail, and an object carrier attached to the trolley assembly. The rail has a rail length and the object carrier is configured to hold the object. Additionally, the trolley assembly is configured to transport the object held by the object carrier along the rail length. | 04-28-2016 |
20160144870 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING AN ASSEMBLY - An apparatus, system, and method for conveying an assembly along a track. A rail can include a first planar side, a second planar side, and a third planar side. The first, second, and third planar sides can be arranged to form at least two acute angles. A carriage assembly can include a drive wheel and at least two roller sets. The drive wheel can be configured to contact the first planar side and is configured to translate the carriage assembly along the rail. The at least two roller sets can be configured to contact the two other sides to maintain the carriage in contact with the rail. | 05-26-2016 |
104119000 | With side guides | 5 |
20100139519 | SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT OF GOODS, BY MEANS OF ELECTRIC PLATFORMS ON MONORAIL, WITH SIDE STABILIZER - System of automatic transport of goods, by means of electric platforms on monorail, with side stabilizer, whereof the platforms have a horizontal side stabilizer with corresponding power point, so that the general system comprises two monorails, for two-way transport with a central support structure between both rails which bears part of the stabilization device, the power point, rolling stock safety device and logistic support elements. | 06-10-2010 |
20100326314 | Integrated Multimodal Transportation System and Associated Infrastructure - Disclosed is a transportation system with integrated infrastructure. In one embodiment, this infrastructure takes the form of a hollow elevated load bearing guideway structure designed to support the weight of traveling vehicles. The structure supports a backbone beam, or rail, that has multiple functions. These functions may include vehicle control, security, and energy delivery. The structure is bimodal meaning vehicles can have wheels like cars or steel rimmed wheels like a train or any combination thereof. | 12-30-2010 |
20110061559 | Automated transport system - A single main steel wheel rides on a single main steel rail of a guideway to support and drive a carrier and to facilitate steering and provide a simplified, more compact and less costly construction. The carrier can support a car through a platform having elements and chocks for locking contact with a front bumper and front wheels of the car Auxiliary wheels and rails cooperate to cause nearly all weight to be carried through the single main wheel. Traction is increased when necessary through application of increased upward forces to undersides of auxiliary rails and/or through developing magnetic forces between the steel wheel and steel rail. An AC induction motor is a main source of drive power. Acceleration and braking are assisted through epicyclic gearing, braking means and a DC motor/generator that is connected to a battery and that drives the carrier if supply of AC fails. | 03-17-2011 |
20130125777 | TRUCK-TYPE CONVEYANCE SYSTEM - A truck-type conveyance system includes a propelled portion which is propelled with frictional force, a truck which is coupled with the propelled portion, guides that are a plurality of guide members defining a propulsive direction of the propelled portion and forming a propulsion path, and a drive unit which provides frictional force in the propulsive direction to the propelled portion. The propelled portion is formed with a driven member which is an elastic member elastically deforming along a curvature of the propulsion path. | 05-23-2013 |
20140033940 | CART MOVEMENT TRACK - A cart is movably engaged with a flow control track by a pair of different height cam followers. An end track segment between parallel side leg track segments of the track contains inner and outer end channels. An intermediate wall in the end track segment forms the outer and inner end channels and cooperates with the height of the cam followers to direct one cam follower on each cart into one of the inner and outer end tracks and the other cam follower on the cart into the other of the inner and outer end channels to smoothly control the movement of the cart around the end segment between the ends of the first and second side leg track segments. | 02-06-2014 |
104120000 | Raised center rail | 4 |
20110120339 | CLEAN ROOM-SUITABLE LINEAR GUIDE - A linear guide including a rail and a carriage joined to an application platform by a plurality of screws, wherein at least one of the plurality of screws is a vacuum screw with an axial channel through which particles can be vacuumed out of an air gap between the rail and the carriage. | 05-26-2011 |
20150144021 | VEHICLE LINE - The present invention refers to a vehicle line comprising at least two rails which are parallel to each other and fastened to a substructure and on which plate-shaped elements are arranged, characterized in that in the lateral lower portion the plate-shaped elements respectively comprise downwardly projecting bearing blocks which are supported in a vertically adjustable manner on holding elements which are respectively fastened to one of the rails. | 05-28-2015 |
20150298708 | Monorail Vehicle Apparatus with Gravity-Augmented Contact Load - Apparatus and method for gravity-augmented preload of drive wheels in a monorail vehicle travelling along a guide rail with bearing and contact surfaces that are non-parallel with the gravity vector. The vehicle defines a pivot location against the bearing surface and a constraint point on the contact surface for engaging the rail on the bearing and contact surfaces, respectively. The vehicle is mounted so its center of gravity is at a rear longitudinal offset r | 10-22-2015 |
20160082980 | Monorail Vehicle Apparatus with Gravity-Augmented Contact Load - Apparatus and method for gravity-augmented preload of drive wheels in a monorail vehicle travelling along a guide rail with bearing and contact surfaces that are non-parallel with the gravity vector. The vehicle defines a pivot location against the bearing surface and a constraint point on the contact surface for engaging the rail on the bearing and contact surfaces, respectively. The vehicle is mounted so its center of gravity is at a rear longitudinal offset r | 03-24-2016 |