B60L 5/42
Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: for collecting current
Official title: for collecting current from individual contact pieces connected to the power supply line
B60L5/42 (Current collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles: for collecting current) appears on 106 US grants and 142 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 106
- Published applications
- 142
- Assignees
- 75
- Inventors
- 215
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 14 |
| 2017 | 3 | 13 |
| 2018 | 10 | 14 |
| 2019 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020 | 10 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Positioning unit for a charging station, and method for making contact30 Dec 2025US 12,508,928 B2Schunk Transit Systems GmbH
- Power supply system, power supply apparatus, and power supply method9 Sep 2025US 12,409,743 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Matching networks, inductors, and coupled-inductor capacitive wireless power transfer circuit and related techniques19 Aug 2025US 12,395,145 B2The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
- Electrical vehicle comprising an energy transfer device12 Aug 2025US 12,384,253 B2Hitachi Energy Ltd
- Power Supply Device, Power Supply Arrangement, Vehicle and Return Method9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097659 A1Siemens Mobility Austria GmbH
- Contact element, current collector, contact station, contact charging system and installation5 Mar 2026US 2026/0066566 A1Conductix-Wampfler GmbH
- Electrical interface system11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376037 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Electric rail vehicle charging system4 Dec 2025US 2025/0368063 A1First Greater Western Limited
- Diagnostic and testing module for electrically powered machine4 Dec 2025US 2025/0370023 A1Caterpillar Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electric traction transportation system with storage battery powered vehicles and fast recharge at the vehicle stops46US 3,955,657 A1976
- Charging stations for electric vehicles43US 8,324,858 B2Proterra Inc. · 2012
- Energy control mechanisms for an electric vehicle23US 9,352,635 B1Proterra Inc. · 2016
- Systems and methods for automatic connection and charging of an electric vehicle at a charging station23US 9,365,128 B2Proterra Inc. · 2016
- Energy-regulating system for a vehicle22US 8,027,760 B2Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · 2011