Sludge car

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5168816
SERIAL NO

07638746

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A sludge car for hauling sewage lagoon sludge comprising a rail undercar having a car body mounted thereon which includes opposite ends and sides. The car body is provided with a plurality of individual hoppers each of which have sludge discharge ports at the lower ends thereof. A valve is associated with each of the discharge ports to permit the selective removal of sludge from the individual hoppers. A manifold is mounted beneath the car body and is in communication with each of the valves so that the sludge may be discharged from either side of the car body.

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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY A CORP OF UT1416 DODGE STREET OMAHA NE

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  • 1991 Application Filing Year
  • B61D Class
  • 56 Applications Filed
  • 22 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 39.29 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beckwith, Steven C 1325 So. 80th St., Omaha, NE 68124 1 0
Hutchens, Michael R 115 Maple Drive, Box 247, Treynor, IA 51575 1 0

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