B60M 1/30
Power rails
B60M1/30 (Power rails) appears on 301 US grants and 235 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60M- Granted patents
- 301
- Published applications
- 235
- Assignees
- 159
- Inventors
- 482
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 12 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 |
| 2015 | 8 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 | 17 |
| 2017 | 16 | 20 |
| 2018 | 11 | 15 |
| 2019 | 16 | 17 |
| 2020 | 10 | 15 |
| 2021 | 19 | 21 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 19 |
| 2025 | 14 | 12 |
| 2026 | 13 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System for electrically feeding at least one electrically powered vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,746,826 B2BluVein Innovation Pty. Ltd.
- Electrical interface system8 Sep 2026US 12,731,921 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Installation tool and installation method19 May 2026US 12,630,387 B2Daifuku Co., Ltd.
- Storage systems and methods for robotic picking5 May 2026US 12,617,617 B2Nimble Robotics, Inc.
- Busbar fixing28 Apr 2026US 12,614,648 B2Intercable Automotive Solutions GmbH
- Storage systems and methods for robotic picking30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217464 A1Nimble Robotics, Inc.
- Relocatable base for elevated power rails and method of deployment9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192706 A1Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
- Energy transmission and communications system with remote communications interface9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192707 A1Conductix, Inc.
- Device for cleaning a contact line assembly2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185315 A1SSR Co., LTD
- Conveyor30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116668 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for contactless power supply to moving body83US 5,709,291 ADaifuku Co., Ltd. · 1998
- Electrical vehicle transportation system74US 5,045,646 A1991
- Power rail, control signal rail and guide beam arrangement for a transporting system40US 4,090,452 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1978
- Electrical vehicle transportation system37US 5,464,082 A1995
- Lift systems with continuous in-rail charging34US 8,978,905 B2Liko Research & Development AB · 2015