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PRESS RELEASE KONKAN RAILWAY GETS PATENTS FOR ACD TECHNOLOGY In a major development that will open new vistas for the innovative technologies developed by Konkan Railway, the Anti-Collision Device (ACD), also known as Raksha Kavach, has been granted its first Patent in India and in South Africa. These are the first patents for ACD received by Konkan Railway. The patent application for ACD has been filed by Konkan Railway in the US, European countries, and Asian countries and the same are under processing in these countries. The Indian Patent number granted for ACD is 198166 with Sealing date as 29th December, 2005 (with effect from 24/09/1999). The South African Patent number granted for ACD is 2004/8842, Sealing date 28th September, 2005 (with effect from 05/04/2002). Konkan Railway has installed ACD on its entire route and in North East Frontier Railway. The installation of Raksha Kavach (network of ACDs) on Rajdhani route of N F Railway has been completed. As many as 1,018 ACDs have been installed in NF Railway. The final handing over of this network to NF Railway is expected to be completed by end of March 2006. In addition to giving protection against collisions at high speeds between two ACD fitted entities, the Raksha Kavach also provides additional safety features in train operations, such as detection of train parting, train actuated warning to road users at level crossings etc. Indian Railways have included Raksha Kavach as an accepted safety system for Indian Railway and planned to install it on entire BG route of IR by 2013. Konkan Railway will be executing this work phase-wise. See http://www.konkanrailway.com/website/press_2005/press_acd_patent_18012006.htm -----