Method and apparatus for applying railway ballast
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Dec 26, 2006
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Dec 22, 2005
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Jun 17, 2004
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Jun 17, 2004
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for spreading ballast along railways makes use of an inertial measurement system to determine where to apply ballast from a hopper car. A variety of techniques can be used to determine the location and speed of the ballast spreading train, including manual or automated visual techniques, laser technology, radar technology, radio frequency transponders, magnetic sensor, thermal imaging and aerial photogrammetry. The invention also contemplates 'on the fly' surveys and terrain profiling using lasers or radar.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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HERZOG CONTRACTING CORP | 600 S RIVERSIDE ROAD ST JOSEPH MO 64507 |
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- 2004 Application Filing Year
- E02F Class
- 136 Applications Filed
- 73 Patents Issued To-Date
- 53.68 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Bedingfield, Stephen | Savannah, MO | 4 | 55 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 55 | |||
Bounds, Ivan E | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 36 | 413 |
# of filed Patents : 36 Total Citations : 413 | |||
Harris, Pat | Lenexa, KS | 3 | 237 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 237 | |||
Herzog, Stanley M | St. Joseph, MO | 22 | 225 |
# of filed Patents : 22 Total Citations : 225 | |||
Laughlin, Dan | Platte City, MO | 2 | 54 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 54 | |||
Pogglemiller, Randy | Easton, MO | 2 | 54 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 54 | |||
Schmitz, Ron | Clarksdale, MO | 4 | 61 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 61 | |||
Shirk, Tony | Clarksdale, MO | 10 | 69 |
# of filed Patents : 10 Total Citations : 69 |
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- 23 Citation Count
- E02F Class
- 84.38 % this patent is cited more than
- 19 Age
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