B60L 5/12
Structural features of poles or their bases
B60L5/12 (Structural features of poles or their bases) appears on 44 US grants and 54 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 44
- Published applications
- 54
- Assignees
- 38
- Inventors
- 129
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 2 |
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
- Drive arrangement for the displacement of a contacting device as well as contacting device and use thereof9 Jun 2026US 12,649,367 B2Stemmann-Technik GmbH
- Current collector and conductor line system3 Feb 2026US 12,539,762 B2Conductix-Wampfler GmbH
- Pantograph assembly with force dampeners20 Jan 2026US 12,528,359 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Process and system for pole and conductor installation for charging while moving13 Jan 2026US 12,522,109 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Power Supply Device, Power Supply Arrangement, Vehicle and Return Method9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097659 A1Siemens Mobility Austria GmbH
- Brush assembly5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034891 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Chargeable hoists, in-rail charging assemblies, subject transport units, and related methods18 Dec 2025US 2025/0382159 A1Liko Research & Development AB
- Contactor selection to open under load20 Nov 2025US 2025/0357750 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Boom and trailing arm control system for dynamic energy transfer5 Jun 2025US 2025/0178442 A1Caterpillar Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Trolley pole mechanism for use on electrically-powered road vehicles17US 4,357,501 AFaiveley S.A. · 1982
- Multiple motor multiple speed continuous power transmission15US 11,040,607 B2Allison Transmission, Inc. · 2021
- Offset detecting device for trolley-assisted vehicles15US 4,745,997 AKomatsu Ltd. · 1988
- Current collector system having telescopic arm for cranes, container cranes, ERTGs, and conveying devices10US 10,137,785 B2Paul Vahle GmbH & Co. KG · 2018
- Electric contact device for electric vehicles and method of use7US 10,071,641 B2NIO USA, Inc. · 2018