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Between-rails roadway for road-rail crossings.


U.S. patent: 6,877,671

Issued: April 12, 2005

Inventors: Dominicus Bruyn, Frank Drayton Williams and Bill Wei Shiu Chien

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Title Annotation:Patent News
Author:Samples, Bob
Publication:Rubber World
Date:Sep 1, 2005
Words:63
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