Patents by Inventor Marieno P. Graveland

Marieno P. Graveland has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8677907
    Abstract: A bimodal container chassis for supporting a container during roadway and railway transit includes a mainframe having first and second ends, a top edge and a bottom angled edge. The bottom angled edge is positioned at an angle from horizontal. A running gear attachment is connected to the mainframe and slidable along the bottom angled edge in first and second directions between an over-the-road position and an over-the-rail position. The first direction is upward and toward the first end and the second direction is downward and toward the second end such that the running gear attachment is disposed adjacent the second end when in the over-the-road position and disposed upward relative to the over-the-road position and toward the first end when in the over-the-rail position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: RailRunner, N.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Graaff, Marieno P. Graveland, Michael W. DiLuigi, Gary L. Fenton, Thomas J. Draxler
  • Publication number: 20120240814
    Abstract: A bimodal container chassis for supporting a container during roadway and railway transit includes a mainframe having first and second ends, a top edge and a bottom angled edge. The bottom angled edge is positioned at an angle from horizontal. A running gear attachment is connected to the mainframe and slidable along the bottom angled edge in first and second directions between an over-the-road position and an over-the-rail position. The first direction is upward and toward the first end and the second direction is downward and toward the second end such that the running gear attachment is disposed adjacent the second end when in the over-the-road position and disposed upward relative to the over-the-road position and toward the first end when in the over-the-rail position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: RAILRUNNER, N.A., INC.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Graaff, Marieno P. Graveland, Michael W. DiLuigi, Gary L. Fenton, Thomas J. Draxler
  • Patent number: 8215240
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a bimodal container chassis of differing lengths in a gooseneck type as well as a flat beam type for supporting ISO and domestic containers and other cargo during highway as well as railway transit. The bimodal container chassis has a front end equipped with a king-pin for connecting to a tractor and a rear end equipped with braking and suspension components, axles, wheels and tires, which make the bimodal container chassis suitable for road transport. The bimodal container chassis has front and rear ends for connecting, and thereby suspending, the bimodal container chassis including but not limited to its payload between two rail bogies, which make the bimodal container chassis suitable for rail transit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: RailRunner N.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Graaff, Marieno P. Graveland, Michael W. Diluigi, Gary L. Fenton, Thomas J. Draxler
  • Publication number: 20100199879
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a bimodal container chassis of differing lengths in a gooseneck type as well as a flat beam type for supporting ISO and domestic containers and other cargo during highway as well as railway transit. The bimodal container chassis has a front end equipped with a king-pin for connecting to a tractor and a rear end equipped with braking and suspension components, axles, wheels and tires, which make the bimodal container chassis suitable for road transport. The bimodal container chassis has front and rear ends for connecting, and thereby suspending, the bimodal container chassis including but not limited to its payload between two rail bogies, which make the bimodal container chassis suitable for rail transit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: RailRunner N.A., Inc
    Inventors: Wolfgang Graaff, Marieno P. Graveland, Michael W. DiLuigi, Gary L. Fenton, Thomas J. Draxler