B60T 15/04
Driver's valves
B60T15/04 (Driver's valves) appears on 323 US grants and 222 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60T- Granted patents
- 323
- Published applications
- 222
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 569
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 10 |
| 2017 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018 | 17 | 22 |
| 2019 | 12 | 15 |
| 2020 | 12 | 24 |
| 2021 | 19 | 18 |
| 2022 | 18 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 13 |
| 2025 | 8 | 19 |
| 2026 | 11 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60T 15/041Controlling auxiliary pressure brakes120
- B60T 15/14Influencing electric control means85
- B60T 15/043Controlling service pressure brakes60
- B60T 15/048Controlling pressure brakes of railway vehicles29
- B60T 15/12Combined with relay valves or the like10
- B60T 15/16Arrangements enabling systems to be controlled from two or more positions10
- B60T 15/10For vacuum brakes1
Recent patents
- Compressed-air supply arrangement of a pneumatic brake system, and method for engaging a parking brake by limiting the delivery rate25 Aug 2026US 12,715,410 B2ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
- Valve assembly and piston with double o-ring interface and relief passage4 Aug 2026US 12,698,833 B2Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
- Auxiliary braking system for a work vehicle9 Jun 2026US 12,649,450 B2CNH Industrial America LLC
- Brake system for saddled vehicle26 May 2026US 12,637,041 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Trailer braking through trailer supply line14 Apr 2026US 12,600,335 B2Outrider Technologies, Inc.
- Control valve assembly for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle connected to a trailer27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249825 A1Raicam Driveline S.R.L.
- System and Method for Spring Brake Monitoring for Truck-to-Trailer Electronic Brake System (EBS) Request Disabling12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070524 A1Knorr-Bremse GmbH
- Pneumatic braking system for a vehicle and valve unit for modulating pressure in the pneumatic braking system11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376143 A1Zf Cv Systems Europe BV
- Actuating device for a rail braking system and rail vehicle provided with such an actuating device21 Aug 2025US 2025/0263055 A1WABTEC Hauts-de-France
- Brake architecture for parking brake backup response21 Aug 2025US 2025/0263056 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Brake actuating apparatus for a vehicle98US 5,348,123 AAkebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Shift lever and parking brake control75US 4,473,141 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1984
- Integrated train control62US 7,073,753 B2New York Airbrake Corporation · 2006
- Electronic trailer brake controller55US 5,620,236 AHayes Wheels International, Inc. · 1997
- Control system for integral trains54US 4,652,057 AGeneral Signal Corporation · 1987