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Terry S Brown

Robert E Holland

Donald A Nicholson

Roy T Flowers, Jr

A horizontal position and vertical elevation measurement apparatus and method for measuring horizontal positioning and absolute elevations of railways, paved or unpaved roadways, and other travel surfaces. The apparatus is capable of determining longitudinal and transverse elevational profiles in an X-Y-Z coordinate format usable with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Land Information Systems (LIS) to project present and future traffic counts and traffic flow patterns. It can measure the horizontal location and elevations of paved and unpaved travel surfaces, potholes, cracks, wheel ruts, etc. within a travel surface, and the horizontal location and elevations of railway tracks when conventional railroad high rail gear is used. The apparatus has Global Positioning System (GPS) signal receiving units fixed to each end of a sensor bar mounted on a vehicle perpendicular to vehicle movement. Depending upon the type of surface is being located, the sensor bar has a combination of non-mechanical sonic or infrared distance sensors placed across the sensor bar between the GPS signal receiving units which gather vertical elevation information. Concurrent with collection of information from the GPS units and the distance sensors, a video camera projects downward at the travel surface and provides a visual reference of the surface conditions should collected data exceed preset ranges. Measurement intervals are user defined. Raw digital data is stored in an onboard computer system. The data is later transferred to a remote computer for post processing, analysis and generation of the final formatted electronic file by proprietary and copyrighted software.

Digi-track digital roadway and railway analyzer

A cover for use in blocking the openings in disposable oil filters for protection of the interior surfaces of new disposable oil filters from outside contamination and also for containment of residual oil within used disposable oil filters to prevent leakage of the used oil therefrom. The protective cover has a coverplate and a knob located on the upper surface thereof for attaching and removing the protective cover from a disposable oil filter. The protective cover may also have external threads on the perimeter of the coverplate for mating with internal threads on the disposable oil filter, an externally threaded inner shaft depending from the lower surface of the coverplate, a fixed or free-spinning knob, and studs for additional security in covering the openings located through the outer surface of the disposable oil filter.

Oil filter cover

A pipe end trimming device for hand-held use in beveling the outer surface of the end of one pipe so that the beveled end may fit within the end of a similar diameter pipe for a strong connection therebetween. The preferred embodiment abrasive cylinders which are motor driven. An aligning arm with an adjustable aligning edge allows for quick, uniform beveling of different diameter pipe. Shielding adjacent to the abrasive cylinders protects the operator from debris thrown from the pipe during the beveling process.

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Tampa, FL, United States of America

Terry S Brown