B60L 5/08
Structure of the sliding shoes or their carrying means
B60L5/08 (Structure of the sliding shoes or their carrying means) appears on 65 US grants and 69 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 65
- Published applications
- 69
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 150
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 8 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Slidable current collector and method for contacting conductor rail15 Sep 2026US 12,738,704 B2Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
- Pantograph carriage for collection of electricity from a flexible cable14 Apr 2026US 12,600,241 B2Irid Sp. z o.o.
- System and method for supporting elevated power rails24 Mar 2026US 12,583,364 B2Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
- System and method for supporting elevated power rails24 Mar 2026US 12,583,365 B2Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
- Electrical contacting apparatus for a current collector of a vehicle, current collector and vehicle17 Mar 2026US 12,576,723 B2Siemens Mobility Austria GmbH
- Electric rail vehicle charging apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274100 A1First Greater Western Limited
- Network-connected device, smart car, smart network system and transportation system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225480 A1
- Brush assembly5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034891 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Electrical interface system11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376037 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Arm assembly for energy transfer system5 Jun 2025US 2025/0178444 A1Caterpillar Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Universal arm and mounting block for a current collector15US 6,152,273 AMagneTek, Inc. · 2000
- Power collection apparatus for a vehicle11US 4,464,546 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1984
- Current collector system having telescopic arm for cranes, container cranes, ERTGs, and conveying devices10US 10,137,785 B2Paul Vahle GmbH & Co. KG · 2018
- Current collecting system for self-propelled aerial tramway carriage using two supporting cables8US 3,983,978 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1976
- Electric contact device for electric vehicles and method of use7US 10,071,641 B2NIO USA, Inc. · 2018