B60L 5/18
Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: using bow-type collectors
Official title: using bow-type collectors in contact with trolley wire
B60L5/18 (Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: using bow-type collectors) appears on 243 US grants and 314 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 243
- Published applications
- 314
- Assignees
- 156
- Inventors
- 640
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 9 |
| 2014 | 1 | 17 |
| 2015 | 14 | 12 |
| 2016 | 11 | 20 |
| 2017 | 7 | 24 |
| 2018 | 22 | 34 |
| 2019 | 13 | 24 |
| 2020 | 23 | 25 |
| 2021 | 17 | 22 |
| 2022 | 17 | 13 |
| 2023 | 14 | 29 |
| 2024 | 11 | 24 |
| 2025 | 15 | 26 |
| 2026 | 21 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus for the electrical charging of an electrical battery unit of a vehicle8 Sep 2026US 12,728,739 B2Scania CV AB
- Modular mounting structure for work truck accessories25 Aug 2026US 12,715,279 B2Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
- Haul truck with modular drive system25 Aug 2026US 12,715,421 B2Flanders Electric Motor Service, Inc.
- Underground mine energy management system4 Aug 2026US 12,697,896 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Pantograph positioning system14 Jul 2026US 12,679,214 B2Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- 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
- Network-connected device, smart car, smart network system and transportation system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225480 A1
- Work Vehicle23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208596 A1Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Pantograph bounce logic16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200327 A1Cummins Power Generation Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for associating user and vehicle information for communication to a third party57US 10,685,503 B2NIO USA, Inc. · 2020
- Electrical vehicle transportation system37US 5,464,082 A1995
- Drone routing combining autonomous flight and assist vehicle travel21US 11,738,867 B22023
- Intercalated graphite containing electrical motor brushes and other contacts21US 4,799,957 AIntercal Company · 1989
- Electric vehicle overhead charging system and method of use17US 10,532,663 B2NIO USA, Inc. · 2020