Top Inventors for class "Railways" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | David W. Crawford | US | Long Beach, CA | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170151715 - PRINT METHOD USING A THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTER TO PROVIDE SCANNING PROTECTION FOR PRINTED 3D OBJECTS | 15 |
2 | Qinghua Zheng | DE | Taufkirchen | Oct 17, 2013 / 20130270041 - ELEVATOR INSTALLATION | 12 |
3 | Edward A. Nemeth | US | Hermosa Beach, CA | Sep 10, 2015 / 20150251101 - AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE WITH CANTILEVERED RIDE VEHICLES | 10 |
4 | Eric S. Cylvick | US | Wanship, UT | Dec 27, 2018 / 20180369700 - UNATTENDED, SELF-GUIDED, ZIP-LINE, TOUR SYSTEM AND METHOD | 7 |
5 | Robert S. Miller | US | Columbia, SC | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150330033 - TRACK MAINTENANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD | 6 |
6 | Josef Theurer | AT | Vienna | Jul 25, 2013 / 20130186656 - INSTALLATION FOR CLEANING A BALLAST BED | 6 |
7 | Brian M. Perreault | US | Stow, MA | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220250483 - SHORT BLOCK LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS AND SWITCHING MECHANISMS | 6 |
8 | Ivan E. Bounds | US | St. Joseph, MO | May 05, 2016 / 20160121909 - MATERIAL TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION CONSIST WITH CONTROLLED GATED HOPPER CARS AND CONVEYOR SYSTEMS | 6 |
9 | Anthony P. Delucia | US | Gaston, SC | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150330033 - TRACK MAINTENANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD | 6 |
10 | Friedrich Loeser | DE | Riemerling | Dec 18, 2014 / 20140368062 - LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR | 6 |
11 | Federico Bavaresco | IT | Fie Allo Sciliar | Oct 16, 2014 / 20140305331 - CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BOGIE, AND CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A BOGIE | 5 |
12 | Richard D. Thornton | US | Concord, MA | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220250483 - SHORT BLOCK LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS AND SWITCHING MECHANISMS | 5 |
13 | Michael W. Bottasso | US | Maynard, MA | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220250483 - SHORT BLOCK LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS AND SWITCHING MECHANISMS | 5 |
14 | William J. Kitchen | US | Windermere, FL | Aug 13, 2015 / 20150224410 - Tower Ride | 5 |
15 | William R. Coots | US | Lebanon Junction, KY | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170174442 - Tie Plate Separator and Method Thereof | 5 |
16 | Alain Mollet | FR | Annecy Le Vieux | Oct 16, 2014 / 20140305331 - CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BOGIE, AND CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A BOGIE | 5 |
17 | Markus Beck | AT | Fussach | Apr 19, 2012 / 20120090494 - CABLE RAILWAY SYSTEM | 4 |
18 | Christopher J. Rose | US | Canyon Country, CA | Apr 21, 2011 / 20110088584 - AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE WITH VEHICLES PIVOTING ABOUT A COMMON CHASSIS TO PROVIDE RACING AND OTHER EFFECTS | 4 |
19 | Johannes Moritzhuber | AT | Hard | Sep 17, 2020 / 20200290652 - TYRE CONVEYOR FOR TRANSPORT MEANS | 4 |
20 | Josef Theurer | AT | Wien | Jul 10, 2014 / 20140190045 - MACHINE FOR REMOVING BALLAST FROM A TRACK | 4 |
21 | Franckie Tamisier | FR | Saint Nazaire Les Eymes | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120240812 - TRANSPORT INSTALLATION WITH AN AERIAL CABLE PROVIDED WITH A MAINTENANCE VEHICLE | 4 |
22 | John S. Camp | US | San Francisco, CA | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160082980 - Monorail Vehicle Apparatus with Gravity-Augmented Contact Load | 4 |
23 | Kousuke Katahira | JP | Tokyo | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160069033 - SNOW REMOVAL DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND TRACK TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM | 4 |
24 | Benjamin D. Sumers | US | Los Altos Hills, CA | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160082980 - Monorail Vehicle Apparatus with Gravity-Augmented Contact Load | 4 |
25 | Stanley M. Herzog | US | St. Joseph, MO | May 05, 2016 / 20160121909 - MATERIAL TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION CONSIST WITH CONTROLLED GATED HOPPER CARS AND CONVEYOR SYSTEMS | 4 |
26 | David A. Durham | US | Northridge, CA | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130025492 - ROLLER COASTER WITH ARTICULABLE SEAT BACKS | 4 |
27 | Derek Howard | US | Pasadena, CA | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160114749 - PASSENGER RESTRAINT FOR UPRIGHT, STRADDLE-TYPE SEATING IN AN AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE VEHICLE | 4 |
28 | Giuseppe Conte | IT | Bolzano | Jul 21, 2022 / 20220227401 - HYBRID CABLE/RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM | 4 |
29 | Stephen S. Roop | US | College Station, TX | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120272856 - Guideway Switching Mechanism | 4 |
30 | Hiroyuki Maeyama | JP | Tokyo | Dec 10, 2015 / 20150353106 - GUIDE-RAIL TRACK VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CHANGING DISTANCE BETWEEN GUIDANCE WHEELS | 4 |
31 | Wolfgang Hahn | DE | Kassel | Mar 17, 2011 / 20110061561 - MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLE WITH A PLURALITY OF DRIVING-AND BRAKING MAGNETS | 4 |
32 | Luitpold Miller | DE | Ottobrunn | Jun 02, 2011 / 20110127868 - MAGNETIC BEARING AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF | 4 |
33 | Ryan P. Feeley | US | San Francisco, CA | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160082980 - Monorail Vehicle Apparatus with Gravity-Augmented Contact Load | 4 |
34 | Donald Christopher Noll | US | Menomonee Falls, WI | Mar 26, 2015 / 20150083015 - ROADWORTHY RAILROAD BALLAST TAMPER APPARATUS | 3 |
35 | Peter Leimstadtner | IT | Siusi | Jan 09, 2014 / 20140007788 - CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND RELATIVE OPERATING METHOD | 3 |
36 | Nathanael N. King | US | Somerville, MA | Jul 03, 2014 / 20140182478 - TRANSPORT SYSTEM POWERED BY SHORT BLOCK LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS | 3 |
37 | Peter R. Maurice | US | Irmo, SC | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150330033 - TRACK MAINTENANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD | 3 |
38 | Friedrich Löser | DE | Riemerling | Feb 25, 2010 / 20100043667 - MAGNETIC LEVITATION RAILWAY AND METHOD FOR ITS OPERATION | 3 |
39 | Tsan I Chen | TW | Taoyuan County | Jul 16, 2015 / 20150198942 - CARRIER ARRANGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ARRANGING CARRIERS | 3 |
40 | Mark W. Sumner | US | Saugus, CA | Apr 21, 2011 / 20110088584 - AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE WITH VEHICLES PIVOTING ABOUT A COMMON CHASSIS TO PROVIDE RACING AND OTHER EFFECTS | 3 |
41 | Franco Coco | IT | Laives | Oct 16, 2014 / 20140305331 - CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BOGIE, AND CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A BOGIE | 3 |
42 | Stanley J. Checketts | US | Providence, UT | Feb 19, 2015 / 20150051006 - SWING AMUSEMENT RIDE SYSTEM | 3 |
43 | Paul E. Baker | US | Porter Ranch, CA | Jul 30, 2015 / 20150210294 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING DYNAMIC BOUNDARIES TO MANAGE THE PROGRESSION OF RIDE VEHICLES THAT HAVE RIDER CONTROL INPUTS | 3 |
44 | Thomas J. Heyden | US | Arlington Heights, IL | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120055368 - Devices and Systems for Controlling Travel of a Railcar | 3 |
45 | Friedrich Löser | DE | Riemerling | Feb 25, 2010 / 20100043667 - MAGNETIC LEVITATION RAILWAY AND METHOD FOR ITS OPERATION | 3 |
46 | Todd Jager | US | Sioux City, IA | Feb 16, 2012 / 20120040598 - BELLY HOOK ASSEMBLY FOR A CONVEYOR | 3 |
47 | Michael Thomas Pier | US | Fox Point, WI | Feb 26, 2015 / 20150057850 - PROPULSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILWAY MAINTENANCE VEHICLES | 3 |
48 | James Liggett | US | Martin, MI | Sep 05, 2013 / 20130228092 - TRACK WITH STOPPING MEANS | 3 |
49 | Daryl Oster | US | Longmont, CO | Dec 17, 2015 / 20150360580 - EVACUATED TUBE AND CAPSULE HAVING INTERCHANGE CAPABILITY | 3 |
50 | Xiufei Liu | DE | Poing | Oct 30, 2014 / 20140318408 - Drive Apparatus for a Magnetic Levitation Transport System | 3 |
51 | Tracy M. Clark | US | Bedford, MA | Jul 03, 2014 / 20140182478 - TRANSPORT SYSTEM POWERED BY SHORT BLOCK LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS | 3 |
52 | Kevin M. Gastle | US | Boston, NY | May 21, 2015 / 20150135984 - CHILDREN'S RIDE-ON VEHICLES AND PLAY SYSTEMS INCORPORATING WHEEL AND TRACK ASSEMBLIES | 3 |
53 | Nikolaus Erharter | IT | San Candido | Jul 21, 2022 / 20220227401 - HYBRID CABLE/RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM | 3 |
54 | Bruno Wilbert | DE | Schmitten | Jul 04, 2013 / 20130167748 - Riding Board and an Actuating System | 3 |
55 | Denis Creissels | FR | Meylan | Jul 18, 2013 / 20130180425 - ELEVATOR STATION FOR AN URBAN CABLE CAR | 3 |
56 | Daniel Blair Boren | US | Pukalani, HI | Sep 19, 2013 / 20130239843 - Trolley Braking System | 3 |
57 | Gonzalo Duran Ariza | US | Rockville, MD | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160376788 - GASKET AND DROP SEAL ASSOCIATED WITH ACOUSTIC PANEL CAPABLE OF IMPEDING FLOW OF SOUND INTO CAVITY OF DROP SEAL | 3 |
58 | Gregory P. Reitz | US | Silver Lake, WI | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120055368 - Devices and Systems for Controlling Travel of a Railcar | 3 |
59 | Ahmad Amiri | CA | Richmond Hill | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170262017 - ULTRA MOBILE COMMUNICATING COMPUTER | 3 |
60 | Donald M. Treziak, Jr. | US | Sturtevant, WI | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120204753 - RAIL PLATE INSERTER | 3 |
61 | Christian Bacher | IT | Gossensass | Apr 30, 2015 / 20150114251 - CABLE RETURN PULLEY AND CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A PULLEY | 3 |
62 | Waldemar F. Kissel, Jr. | US | Gainesville, FL | May 26, 2016 / 20160143252 - Animal Harness Arrangement and Associated Buckle Construction | 3 |
63 | Joop Roodenburg | NL | Delft | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170152716 - DRILLING VESSEL | 3 |
64 | Tracy M. Clark | US | Devens, MA | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220250483 - SHORT BLOCK LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS AND SWITCHING MECHANISMS | 3 |
65 | Manuel Tavares | US | Doylestown, PA | Nov 12, 2015 / 20150321680 - KNUCKLE THROWER | 2 |
66 | Chan-Bae Park | KR | Gyeonggi-Do | Aug 20, 2015 / 20150231989 - TWO-PHASE TWO-COLUMN LINEAR PULSE MOTOR PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 |
67 | John Johnston | US | El Dorado Hills, CA | Jun 27, 2013 / 20130160668 - AUTOMATIC CARRIAGE RETURN FOR EXHAUST REMOVAL SYSTEM | 2 |
68 | Jerome Richard | FR | Crolles | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160114813 - DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A CABIN DESIGNED TO BE HAULED BY A CABLE, VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE, AND INSTALLATION FOR TRANSPORTING BY CABLE COMPRISING ONE SUCH VEHICLE | 2 |
69 | Ryan W. Knapp | US | Sandy Hook, CT | Jul 28, 2022 / 20220234699 - Fin Stabilizer With Internal Actuation Mechanism | 2 |
70 | Shen-Chun Li | TW | Tu-Cheng | May 15, 2014 / 20140130702 - GUIDEWAY MECHANISM | 2 |
71 | Dennis Shasha | US | New York, NY | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200120583 - SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR POWER MEASUREMENT FOR MMWAVE CELLULAR SYSTEM | 2 |
72 | Yves Clarissou | FR | Paris | Feb 05, 2015 / 20150033976 - DEVICE TO MAINTAIN A TRAJECTORY OF A GUIDED VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF DERAILMENT AND/OR FAILURE OF GUIDANCE. | 2 |
73 | James William Boyd | US | New Berlin, WI | Jul 10, 2014 / 20140190365 - AUTOMATIC RAIL FASTENER ORIENTER | 2 |
74 | Robert C. Pulliam | US | Houston, TX | May 06, 2010 / 20100107920 - DRIVE ON/DRIVE OFF LAND TRUCK FERRY | 2 |
75 | Brian Roe | US | Auburn, CA | Jun 27, 2013 / 20130160668 - AUTOMATIC CARRIAGE RETURN FOR EXHAUST REMOVAL SYSTEM | 2 |
76 | L. Keith Forbis | US | Yalaha, FL | Nov 03, 2011 / 20110265679 - Anti-Roll Back Assembly with Linear Magnetic Positioning | 2 |
77 | Todd Snyder | US | Nibley, UT | Oct 08, 2015 / 20150283468 - SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC SPIN CONTROL FOR TRACK-MOUNTED VEHICLES | 2 |
78 | James D. Hurd | US | Flower Mound, TX | Nov 05, 2015 / 20150319377 - SCOPE CAMERA SYSTEM | 2 |
79 | Jason Young | US | Devens, MA | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220250483 - SHORT BLOCK LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS AND SWITCHING MECHANISMS | 2 |
80 | Nathanael N. King | US | Ayer, MA | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220250483 - SHORT BLOCK LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS AND SWITCHING MECHANISMS | 2 |
81 | Jose Mª Aguirre Fernandez | ES | Madrid | Sep 30, 2010 / 20100242780 - Machine For Positioning And Aligning Of Railroad Ties | 2 |
82 | Thomas Hannon | US | Milford, CT | Sep 22, 2011 / 20110226150 - SPLIT RAIL TROLLEY SYSTEM | 2 |
83 | Alan Hepner | US | Rexford, MT | Sep 24, 2015 / 20150267354 - ELEVATED RAIL SYSTEM | 2 |
84 | John Douglas Smith | US | Orlando, FL | Nov 03, 2011 / 20110265679 - Anti-Roll Back Assembly with Linear Magnetic Positioning | 2 |
85 | Lowell B. Ziese | US | Pewaukee, WI | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120055368 - Devices and Systems for Controlling Travel of a Railcar | 2 |
86 | Albert Esposti | US | Brookfield, CT | Sep 22, 2011 / 20110226150 - SPLIT RAIL TROLLEY SYSTEM | 2 |
87 | Peter Edward Timan | CA | Sydenham | Oct 29, 2015 / 20150308052 - Cross-over Switch for a Monorail | 2 |
88 | Phillip A. Studer | US | Silver Spring, MD | Oct 13, 2011 / 20110247519 - MAGNETIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH INTEGRABLE PROPULSION | 2 |
89 | Michael J. Schmidt | US | Norristown, PA | Aug 06, 2015 / 20150217789 - LIGHTWEIGHT RERAILER | 2 |
90 | Eric C. Cylvick | US | Wanship, UT | Dec 02, 2010 / 20100300322 - TRIM CONTROLLED, DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLABLE, TROLLEY BRAKE | 2 |
91 | Katherine Kelly | US | Windermere, FL | Nov 03, 2011 / 20110265679 - Anti-Roll Back Assembly with Linear Magnetic Positioning | 2 |
92 | John Lee Wamble, Iii | US | Bothell, WA | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150329010 - DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM | 2 |
93 | Eric Blanc | FR | Bourgoin Jallieu | Jun 13, 2013 / 20130145954 - TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT WITH A VEHICLE GUIDED ALONG A SINGLE TRAFFIC LANE | 2 |
94 | John A. Hooper | US | Greenfield, WI | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120055368 - Devices and Systems for Controlling Travel of a Railcar | 2 |
95 | Gerd Spies | DE | Herdecke | Jul 04, 2013 / 20130167750 - ARRANGEMENT OF A RAIL AND A SLIP CONTACT HOLDER MOUNTED THEREON | 2 |
96 | Katsuhiro Sugimoto | JP | Shiga | Sep 09, 2010 / 20100224464 - CONVEYANCE DEVICE USING CARRIAGE | 2 |
97 | Olaf Huber | DE | Muenchen | Feb 24, 2011 / 20110041722 - Magnetic levitation vehicle comprising a pneumatic spring control system | 2 |
98 | Luciano Consoli | FR | Paris | Apr 23, 2015 / 20150107483 - Method and device for protection against guiding loss for a guided vehicle | 2 |
99 | Stoney L. Helmick | US | Cox'S Mills, WV | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120204752 - RAILROAD TIE PLATE APPARATUS AND METHOD | 2 |
100 | Peter Luger | AT | Dornbirn | Mar 26, 2015 / 20150083016 - CABLEWAY SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING PERSONS OR GOODS | 2 |