Patents by Inventor Stanley Petersen

Stanley Petersen 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).

  • Overhead monorail transit system employing carriage with upper guide wheel and guideway with concave upper surface
    Patent number: 5074220
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of an overhead monorail rapid transit system (10) has a tubular enclosed guideway (12) that is supported above ground level by elevational supports (14). At various locations the guideway splits from a mainline guideway (16) to a secondary guideway (18 and a switching segment (20). The system includes a self-propelled transit vehicle (50) having a carriage or trolley (52) that is mounted within the enclosed guideway with a coupling (54) supporting a depending passenger compartment. The carriage (52) includes a central frame with front and tandem rear whel assemblies and an intermediate stabilizing wheel that engages the upper portion of the inside of the guideway for stabilizing the carriage and passenger compartment to minimize lateral movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Inventor: Stanley Petersen