[PRCo] Re: your mail

[Fred W. Schneider III]

Hold it!  TRC had over 100 patents, ranging from the design patent on
the air cars, to resilient wheels, all sorts of things ... even couplers
at both the floor and roof of railroad cars to prevent them from
swaying.  The ones they chose to enforce were on the trucks.  If, for
example, the new trucks use the same PCC king pin design, they would
still meet on of TRC's definitions of what is a PCC car (a car embodying
our patents).  However, all the patents are in the public domain today,
which might simply tell is that the rights are not protected and they
are simply not PCC cars.

Hey John ... logs?  

"Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:
> 
> John, you're there late tonight!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of John
> Swindler
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 6:09 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: your mail
> 
> And this bid includes new trucks, motors and control system.
> 
> >From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <twg at pulsenet.com>
> >Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> >Subject: [PRCo] Re: your mail
> >Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 18:07:14 -0500
> >
> >
> >I don't know about parts, but I do know we supplied Brookville a lot of
> >information from the PTM Library before they even decided to bid.
> >
> >I think that's why we save stuff, isn't it?  To be a resource.  And Harold
> >is right about defining the cars...they will be remanufactured rail cars.
> >Remember, the PCC patents were in the trucks.
> >
> >Ed
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> >[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of
> >Harold Geissenheimer
> >Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 4:28 PM
> >To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >Subject: [PRCo] Re: your mail
> >
> >
> >
> >Greetings
> >
> >Will these sill be PCC cars?   Not by my book.
> >
> >They are now remanufactured rail cars using former SEPTA PCC bodies.
> >
> >What do you think.
> >
> >Harold Geissenheimer
> >
> >John Swindler wrote:
> >
> > > Checked your reference, Derrick,
> > >
> > > and the contract went to joint venture of "Brookville Equipment
> > > Copr./Pacifica Marine, nc./Mittenwalder Geratebau MGB for
> >remanufacturing
> >of
> > > 18 PCC cars needed for the restoration of trolley service on route 15
> >Girard
> > > Ave. at a unit price of $1.2 million."  As for any question concerning
> > > whether these will be GE or Westinghouse cars, that's irrelevant.  Will
> > > receive new electronics from Kiepe (sp?) (does PTM need any more PCC
> >spare
> > > parts??)
> > >
> > > The option is for eight additional cars at same unit price.
> > >
> > > See SEPTA request for proposal #051AA-1
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > >From: Derrick J Brashear <shadow at dementia.org>
> > > >Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > > >To: pittsburgh-railways at lists.dementia.org
> > > >Subject: [PRCo] Re: your mail
> > > >Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:09:51 -0500 (EST)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> >wrote:
> > > >
> > > >[]
> > > >
> > > >This is what happens when the moderator can't type.
> > > >
> > > >-D
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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