Ben Clark Lamoreaux
Engineers in Cedar City, UT

6606954, Aug 19, 2003

Mar 31, 2000

09/540381

Ben Lamoreaux - Cedar City UT
Hans Wettstein - Fislisbach, CH
Per Aasheim - Jongny, CH
Andre O. Pugin - Vevey Vevey, CH

Aerobus International, Inc. - Houston TX

E01B 2500

104123

An improved cableway system for providing a track over which a vehicle traverses is disclosed. The improved system includes a catenary cable system and a pair of track cable systems. The track cable systems are hung from the catenary cable system and support tracks over which a vehicle traverses. A plurality of hangers is employed to suspend the track cable systems from the catenary cable system. A plurality of pylons support the catenary and track cable systems. A pylon includes a base pylon, a lower saddle, and an upper saddle. The lower saddle is pivotally mounted to the base pylon and supports the track cable systems. Preferred embodiments of the lower saddle include apparatuses that dampen the application of loads to the pylon by the vehicle traversing the system. The upper saddle is supported by the base pylon and supports the catenary cable system while providing for deflection of the catenary cable system in response to forces applied to the cableway system. A preferred embodiment of the cableway system includes a force equalizing assembly for joining the catenary cable system to the track cable system at points between support pylons to equalize the tension in the cables among the various cables.

2004024, Dec 9, 2004

Jan 8, 2003

10/338227

Andre Pugin - Vevey Vevey, CH
Hans Wettstein - Fislisbach, CH
Per Aasheim - Jongny, CH
Ben Lamoreaux - Cedar City UT, US

B61B012/04

104/123000

An improved cableway system for providing a track over which a vehicle traverses is disclosed. The improved system includes a catenary cable system and a pair of track cable systems. The track cable systems are hung from the catenary cable system and support tracks over which a vehicle traverses. A plurality of hangers is employed to suspend the track cable systems from the catenary cable system. A plurality of pylons support the catenary and track cable systems. A pylon includes a base pylon, a lower saddle, and an upper saddle. The lower saddle is pivotally mounted to the base pylon and supports the track cable systems. Preferred embodiments of the lower saddle include apparatuses that dampen the application of loads to the pylon by the vehicle traversing the system. The upper saddle is supported by the base pylon and supports the catenary cable system while providing for deflection of the catenary cable system in response to forces applied to the cableway system. A preferred embodiment of the cableway system includes a force equalizing assembly for joining the catenary cable system to the track cable system at points between support pylons to equalize the tension in the cables among the various cables.

6167812, Jan 2, 2001

Feb 24, 1998

9/028621

Andre O. Pugin - Corseaux, CH
Ben Lamoreaux - Cedar City UT
Per Aasheim - Vevey, CH

Aerobus International Inc. - Houston TX

E01B 2500

104123

An improved cableway system for providing a track over which a vehicle traverses. The improved system includes a catenary cable system and a pair of track cable systems. The track cable systems are hung from the catenary cable system and support tracks over which a vehicle traverses. A plurality of hangers is employed to suspend the track cable systems from the catenary cable system. A plurality of pylons support the catenary and track cable systems. A pylon includes a base pylon, a lower saddle, and an upper saddle. The lower saddle is pivotally mounted to the base pylon and supports the track cable systems. Preferred embodiments of the lower saddle include apparatuses that dampen the application of loads to the pylon by the vehicle traversing the system. The upper saddle is supported by the base pylon and supports the catenary cable system while providing for deflection of the catenary cable system in response to forces applied to the cableway system. A preferred embodiment of the cableway system includes a force equalizing assembly for joining the catenary cable system to the track cable system at points between support pylons to equalize the tension in the cables among the various cables.

6065405, May 23, 2000

Feb 24, 1998

9/028447

Andre O. Pugin - Corseaux, CH
Ben Lamoreaux - Cedar City UT

Aerobus International, Inc. - Houston TX

B61B 300

104123

An improved cableway system for providing a track over which a vehicle traverses is provided. The improved system includes a catenary cable system and a pair of track cable systems. The track cable systems are hung from the catenary cable system and support tracks over which a vehicle traverses. A plurality of hangers is employed to suspend the track cable systems from the catenary cable system. A plurality of pylons support the catenary and track cable systems. A pylon includes a base pylon, a lower saddle, and an upper saddle. The lower saddle is pivotally mounted to the base pylon and supports the track cable systems. Preferred embodiments of the lower saddle include apparatuses that dampen the application of loads to the pylon by the vehicle traversing the system. The upper saddle is supported by the base pylon and supports the catenary cable system while providing for deflection of the catenary cable system in response to forces applied to the cableway system. A preferred embodiment of the cableway system includes a force equalizing assembly for joining the catenary cable system to the track cable system at points between support pylons to equalize the tension in the cables among the various cables.

6272999, Aug 14, 2001

Apr 5, 2000

9/543459

Andre O. Pugin - Corseaux, CH
Ben Lamoreaux - Cedar City UT
Per Aasheim - Vevey, CH

Aerobus International, Inc. - Houston TX

E01B 2500

104125

An improved cableway system for providing a track over which a vehicle traverses. The improved system includes a catenary cable system and a pair of track cable systems. The track cable systems are hung from the catenary cable system and support tracks over which a vehicle traverses. A plurality of hangers is employed to suspend the track cable systems from the catenary cable system. A plurality of pylons support the catenary and track cable systems. A pylon includes a base pylon, a lower saddle, and an upper saddle. The lower saddle is pivotally mounted to the base pylon and supports the track cable systems. Preferred embodiments of the lower saddle include apparatuses that dampen the application of loads to the pylon by the vehicle traversing the system. The upper saddle is supported by the base pylon and supports the catenary able system while providing for deflection of the catenary cable system in response to forces applied to the cableway system. A preferred embodiment of the cableway system includes a fore equalizing assembly for joining th catenary cable system to the track cable system at points between support pylons to equalize the tension in the cables among the various cables.

6302030, Oct 16, 2001

Feb 9, 2000

9/500658

Andre O. Pugin - Corseaux, CH
Ben Lamoreaux - Cedar City UT

Aerobus International, Inc. - Houston TX

B61B 300

104123

An improved cableway system for providing a track over which a vehicle traverses. The improved system includes a catenary cable system and a pair of track cable systems. The track cable systems are hung from the catenary cable system and support tracks over which a vehicle traverses. A plurality of hangers is employed to suspend the track cable systems from the catenary cable system. A plurality of pylons support the catenary and track cable systems. A pylon includes a base pylon, a lower saddle, and an upper saddle. The lower saddle is pivotally mounted to the base pylon and supports the track cable systems. Preferred embodiments of the lower saddle include apparatuses that dampen the application of loads to the pylon by the vehicle traversing the system. The upper saddle is supported by the base pylon and supports the catenary cable system while providing for deflection of the catenary cable system in response to forces applied to the cableway system. A preferred embodiment of the cableway system includes a force equalizing assembly for joining the catenary cable system to the track cable system at points between support pylons to equalize the tension in the cables among the various cables.

6273000, Aug 14, 2001

May 20, 1999

9/315868

Ben C. Lamoreaux - Cedar City UT

Aerobus International, Inc. - Houston TX

E01B 2512

10413001

A system for switching rails that rotates in a horizontal plane about a pivot to direct a vehicle traversing a system of rails along alternate paths is provided. The rail switching system also has a main line connector for providing one vehicle path between two segments of a main line. The rail switching system has a branch line connector for providing an alternate vehicle path between a segment of the main line and a branch line segment. The main line connector and branch line connector are fixed relative to one another and rotate about the pivot as a single unit.