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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2010
Applicant:
Calvin J. Brandt, Delano, MN (US);
Inventor:
Calvin J. Brandt, Delano, MN (US);
Assignee:
Calbrandt, Inc., Delano, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automated trackside railed car discharge gate operating system is disclosed which can automatically unload a string of cars 'on the fly' and without the need for a separate indexing system. The system includes a pair of carriage-mounted tool systems for opening/closing capstan-operated railcar gates disposed to travel along a carriage track and including visual devices that acquire and track capstans and coordinate tool orientation and operation.