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Patent US7912595 - Model train control system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA system which operates a digitally controlled model railroad transmitting a first command from a first client program to a resident external controlling interface through a first communications transport. A second command is transmitted from a second client program to the resident external controlling...http://www.google.com/patents/US7912595?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7912595 - Model train control systemAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7912595 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/981,263Publication dateMar 22, 2011Filing dateOct 30, 2007Priority dateJun 24, 1998Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA2330931A1, CA2330931C, DE19983318T0, DE19983318T1, US6065406, US6267061, US6676089, US6909945, US7177733, US7209812, US7818102, US7856296, US7890224, US7904215, US8065045, US20040099770, US20050159859, US20060241825, US20070106435, US20070142983, US20080059011, US20080065283, US20080065284, US20080071435, US20080082224, US20110054722, US20110172857, WO1999066999A1Publication number11981263, 981263, US 7912595 B2, US 7912595B2, US-B2-7912595, US7912595 B2, US7912595B2InventorsMatthew A. KatzerOriginal AssigneeKatzer Matthew AExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (64), Non-Patent Citations (402), Classifications (17), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetModel train control system
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