US 11,884,307 B2
Overhead transport and route management system
J. Michael Meissner, Hinsdale, IL (US)
Assigned to EAGLERAIL CONTAINER LOGISTICS INC., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by EAGLERAIL CONTAINER LOGISTICS INC., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/588,233.
Application 17/588,233 is a continuation of application No. 16/502,867, filed on Jul. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,260,885.
Application 16/502,867 is a continuation of application No. 15/335,422, filed on Oct. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,507,846, issued on Dec. 17, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/337,272, filed on May 16, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/337,276, filed on May 16, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/249,086, filed on Oct. 30, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/246,535, filed on Oct. 26, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0219738 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. B61B 3/02 (2006.01); B61B 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 13/00 (2006.01); B65G 63/00 (2006.01)
CPC B61B 3/00 (2013.01) [B60L 13/006 (2013.01); B61B 3/02 (2013.01); B65G 63/004 (2013.01); Y02T 30/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An overhead transport and route management system comprising:
a suspended railway extending in the longitudinal direction;
a first motorized carrier configured to travel along said suspended railway carrying a first container wherein said first motorized carrier comprises a bumper and deflection system configured to prevent said first container from contacting a second container; and
a second motorized carrier configured to travel along said suspended railway carrying said second container.