US Patent Issued to Trackmobile on July 21 for "Magnetic traction assist for railcar mover" (American, Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,418, issued on July 21, was assigned to Trackmobile LLC (LaGrange, Ga.).

"Magnetic traction assist for railcar mover" was invented by Robert Evans (LaGrange, Ga.), Jeffrey Looney (LaGrange, Ga.), Kevin Grover (Fayettevile, Ga.), Calvin Wagner (LaGrange, Ga.) and Marco Mattioli (Modena, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic traction assembly is disclosed for a railcar mover that provides additional downforce to improve traction for a railcar mover when required. The magnetic traction assembly may comprise a frame, an actuator, and a magnetic element positioned underneath a railcar mover. The magnetic element may be lowered t...