B60L 5/40
Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: for collecting current
Official title: for collecting current from lines in slotted conduits
B60L5/40 (Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: for collecting current) appears on 78 US grants and 79 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 78
- Published applications
- 79
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 160
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System for electrically feeding at least one electrically powered vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,746,826 B2BluVein Innovation Pty. Ltd.
- Insulated feed-through connector8 Sep 2026US 12,728,728 B2Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
- Pantograph carriage for collection of electricity from a flexible cable14 Apr 2026US 12,600,241 B2Irid Sp. z o.o.
- Current collector and conductor line system3 Feb 2026US 12,539,762 B2Conductix-Wampfler GmbH
- Deployable power rail connector for electric machine and method13 Jan 2026US 12,522,078 B2Caterpillar 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
- Rail connector assembly for dynamic energy transfer system11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158929 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Wear indicator system16 Apr 2026US 2026/0105829 A1Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- System comprising at least one electrically propellable vehicle26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084540 A1Evias AB
- Electrical interface system11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376037 A1Caterpillar Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dual-mode transportation system66US 4,791,871 A1988
- Lift systems with continuous in-rail charging34US 8,978,905 B2Liko Research & Development AB · 2015
- Inductive power transmission and distribution apparatus using a coaxial transformer31US 6,686,823 B2PRI Automation, Inc. · 2004
- Electric distribution systems and electrical take-off apparatus therefor30US 6,105,741 AUniversal Electric Corporation · 2000
- Roadway vehicle28US 4,129,203 A1978