B60L 5/00
Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles
Official title: Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles (current collectors in general H01R41/00)
B60L5/00 (Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles) appears on 1,004 US grants and 1,165 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 1,004
- Published applications
- 1,165
- Assignees
- 465
- Inventors
- 2,026
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 7 | 12 |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 18 |
| 2010 | 8 | 15 |
| 2011 | 12 | 37 |
| 2012 | 13 | 32 |
| 2013 | 26 | 59 |
| 2014 | 29 | 51 |
| 2015 | 39 | 45 |
| 2016 | 43 | 72 |
| 2017 | 52 | 79 |
| 2018 | 69 | 94 |
| 2019 | 74 | 89 |
| 2020 | 75 | 75 |
| 2021 | 63 | 66 |
| 2022 | 63 | 75 |
| 2023 | 53 | 90 |
| 2024 | 57 | 86 |
| 2025 | 60 | 85 |
| 2026 | 66 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60L 5/005Without mechanical contact between the collector and the power supply line324
- B60L 5/18Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: using bow-type collectors243
- B60L 5/38Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: for collecting current178
- B60L 5/04Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: using rollers or138
- B60L 5/36Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: with means for126
- B60L 5/42Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: for collecting current106
- B60L 5/40Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: for collecting current78
- B60L 5/02Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: with ice-removing device10
Recent patents
- System for electrically feeding at least one electrically powered vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,746,826 B2BluVein Innovation Pty. Ltd.
- Vehicle power supply system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,542 B2Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Fluid control system15 Sep 2026US 12,734,894 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Slidable current collector and method for contacting conductor rail15 Sep 2026US 12,738,704 B2Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
- Insulated feed-through connector8 Sep 2026US 12,728,728 B2Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
- Track Module, Electrical Connector and Track System for a Linear Motor Conveying System, Linear Motor Conveying System and Corresponding Method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312352 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
- Wireless power transfer device for automatic logistics systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302832 A1Green Power Co., Ltd.
- Electric rail vehicle charging apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274100 A1First Greater Western Limited
- Haul truck with modular drive system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274242 A1Flanders Electric Motor Service, Inc.
- Measuring system for measuring a state of wear of a contact element10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266591 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for supplying contactless power362US 6,515,878 B12003
- Non-contact power distribution system323US 5,898,579 AAuckland Uniservices Limited · 1999
- Inductive power distribution system300US 5,293,308 AAuckland Uniservices Limited · 1994
- Deployment and adjustment of airborne unmanned aerial vehicles291US 9,421,869 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2016
- Inductive power coupling with constant voltage output258US 4,800,328 AInductran Corporation · 1989