B60L 15/005
For control of propulsion for vehicles propelled by linear motors
Official title: {for control of propulsion for vehicles propelled by linear motors}
B60L15/005 (For control of propulsion for vehicles propelled by linear motors) appears on 148 US grants and 94 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 148
- Published applications
- 94
- Assignees
- 81
- Inventors
- 259
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 13 | 8 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Propulsion assembly of a ride system19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048667 A1Universal City Studios LLC
- Linear track control device and linear track system1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001409 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Wheel railway system with auxiliary propulsion system28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269728 A1Nevomo Poland Sp. Z O.O.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for supplying contactless power362US 6,515,878 B12003
- System and method for servo control of nonlinear electromagnetic actuators139US 6,208,497 B1Venture Scientifics, LLC · 2001
- System for using synchronous secondaries of a linear motor to biaxially draw plastic films100US 4,853,602 AE. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company · 1989
- System for inductive transfer of power, communication and position sensing to a guideway-operated vehicle90US 6,499,701 B1MagneMotion, Inc. · 2002
- Roadway power and control system for inductively coupled transportation system89US 4,836,344 AInductran Corporation · 1989