Patents Assigned to Ernest J. Larson, Jr.
  • Bogie coupling system for convertible railway-railroad vehicle
    Patent number: 5826517
    Abstract: An intermodal vehicle for both highway and railway use. A bogie is rigidly and releasably connected to a trailer for supporting the trailer for transportation over a railway. The trailer has a retractable roadway tire assembly for extending and retracting roadway wheels on the underside on the trailer. When roadway wheels are extended, the trailer lifts the bogie off the ground for transporting the bogie to and from railway tracks. When roadway tires are retracted, the bogie supports the trailer for transportation over a railway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Ernest J. Larson, Jr.
    Inventors: Ernest J. Larson, Jr., Roger D. Sims