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Number: 246/246
Name: Railway switches and signals > Electric actuation > Car-actuated circuit controllers
Description: Subject matter in which circuit closing or breaking devices are actuated by the wheels or tappets of moving cars, including the so-called "track instruments" and "treadles" of railway signaling.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
246/249 Electric or magnetic 43
246/248 Retarded action 0
246/250 Single-direction actuation 0
246/252 Trolley or plow actuated 3
246/251 Vertically sprung rail 0
246/247 Wheel or train counting 24


Patents under this class:

Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7392117 Data logging, collection, and analysis techniques Jun. 24, 2008
7292144 Apparatus and method for contact-less switching Nov. 6, 2007
6696805 Software-driven motor and solenoid controller Feb. 24, 2004
6445150 Software-driven motor and solenoid controller Sep. 3, 2002
6102340 Broken rail detection system and method Aug. 15, 2000
5924652 Island presence detected Jul. 20, 1999
5752677 Block occupancy detector for model railroads May. 19, 1998
5740992 Apparatus for continuously measuring the position of a moving rail vehicle Apr. 21, 1998
5678789 Model railroad car position indicator Oct. 21, 1997
5590856 Complex switch turn-out arrangements using proximity selection Jan. 7, 1997
5529267 Railway structure hazard predictor Jun. 25, 1996
5492290 Model railroad operation using proximity selection Feb. 20, 1996
5462244 System for detecting trains Oct. 31, 1995
5330136 Railway coded track circuit apparatus and method utilizing fiber optic sensing Jul. 19, 1994
5178349 Railroad signal system Jan. 12, 1993
5158253 Railway track mounting arrangement Oct. 27, 1992
4895324 Reusable derailment detection and signaling device Jan. 23, 1990
4863123 Process and system for localizing a mobile unit which travels on a system of railroads Sep. 5, 1989
4820057 Method and apparatus to contactlessly measure the brake temperatures of passing railroad cars Apr. 11, 1989
4387870 Transit vehicle shunt determination Jun. 14, 1983
4133506 Derail signal switch Jan. 9, 1979



 
 
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