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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2004
Applicant:
Thomas J. Burke, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Thomas J. Burke, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An articulate railroad grade crossing assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the crossing assembly has an adjustable reach so that it can be adjusted to completely or partially close roadways of various sizes. In another preferred embodiment, the assembly includes one or more sensors for detecting the presence of people and/or objects in the crossing area so that the assembly can automatically respond to such presence.