B60L 5/36
Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: with means for
Official title: with means for collecting current simultaneously from more than one conductor, e.g. from more than one phase
B60L5/36 (Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: with means for) appears on 126 US grants and 162 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 126
- Published applications
- 162
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 238
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2021 | 7 | 19 |
| 2022 | 15 | 14 |
| 2023 | 10 | 17 |
| 2024 | 13 | 14 |
| 2025 | 13 | 11 |
| 2026 | 6 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vehicle power supply system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,542 B2Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Pantograph carriage for collection of electricity from a flexible cable14 Apr 2026US 12,600,241 B2Irid Sp. z o.o.
- Overhead line system for construction machines for piece good and bulk material transport and construction machine17 Mar 2026US 12,576,751 B2Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar SAS
- Vehicle power supply system10 Mar 2026US 12,570,168 B2Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Electromechanical joint for conductor arm having multiple degrees of freedom17 Feb 2026US 12,552,259 B2Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
- Electric truck with on-board charger for energy distribution network maintenance services20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241814 A1Elektro Redes S/A
- Vehicle power supply system9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192689 A1Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Relocatable base for elevated power rails and method of deployment9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192706 A1Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
- Non-track-bound vehicle having a current collector2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184183 A1Siemens Mobility GmbH
- Guidance system for alignment with a power source18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167007 A1Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electric distribution systems and electrical take-off apparatus therefor30US 6,105,741 AUniversal Electric Corporation · 2000
- Roadway vehicle28US 4,129,203 A1978
- Systems and methods for automatic connection and charging of an electric vehicle at a charging station23US 9,365,128 B2Proterra Inc. · 2016
- Flying vehicle systems and methods22US 11,603,219 B2Workhorse Group Inc. · 2023
- Flying vehicle systems and methods19US 11,370,561 B2Workhouse Group Inc. · 2022