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Car routing system for railroads

Assignee: SPX Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1958-12-26
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Granted: 1965-10-12
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Expires: 1978-12-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Blaisdell Donald
  • 👤 Hugh C Kendall

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 23:43
CPC Classifications
B; B61; B61L; B61L17/00; B61L25/00; B61L25/02; B61L25/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 116 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING AND REGISTERING CODES FOR THE ROUTING OF SUCCESSIVE CARS OF A TRAIN TO SELECTED ONES OF A PLURALITY OF DESTINATIONS, SAID CODES BEING FORMED BY CODE CHARACTERS CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH OF THE PLURALITY OF DESTINATIONS OF SAID CARS, COMPRISING CODE RECEIVING MEANS FOR STORING TEMPORARILY A PLURALITY OF THE CODES IN A PREDETERMINED SEQUENCE, A PERMANENT AND REPLACEABLE CODE STORAGE MEANS TO PERMANENTLY STORE MAGNETICALLY IN A SELECTED ROW AND COLUMN A PLURALITY OF CODE CHARACTERS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DESTINATION OF EACH CAR, LINE ADDRESS SELECTION MEANS WHEN ACTIVATED TO SELECT EACH CODE STORED IN THE PERMANENT STORAGE MEANS IN A PREDETERMINED SUCCESSION, CIRCUIT CONTROL MEANS GOVERNED BY THE LINE AD-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 116 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING AND REGISTERING CODES FOR THE ROUTING OF SUCCESSIVE CARS OF A TRAIN TO SELECTED ONES OF A PLURALITY OF DESTINATIONS, SAID CODES BEING FORMED BY CODE CHARACTERS CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH OF THE PLURALITY OF DESTINATIONS OF SAID CARS, COMPRISING CODE RECEIVING MEANS FOR STORING TEMPORARILY A PLURALITY OF THE CODES IN A PREDETERMINED SEQUENCE, A PERMANENT AND REPLACEABLE CODE STORAGE MEANS TO PERMANENTLY STORE MAGNETICALLY IN A SELECTED ROW AND COLUMN A PLURALITY OF CODE CHARACTERS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DESTINATION OF EACH CAR, LINE ADDRESS SELECTION MEANS WHEN ACTIVATED TO SELECT EACH CODE STORED IN THE PERMANENT STORAGE MEANS IN A PREDETERMINED SUCCESSION, CIRCUIT CONTROL MEANS GOVERNED BY THE LINE AD-

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-10-11 1969-04-12 1969-10-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-10-11 1973-04-12 1973-10-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-10-11 1977-04-12 1977-10-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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