B61B 12/022
Vehicle receiving and dispatching devices
Official title: {Vehicle receiving and dispatching devices (acceleration or deceleration devices B61B12/105; cable grippers B61B12/12)}
B61B12/022 (Vehicle receiving and dispatching devices) appears on 87 US grants and 63 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61B- Granted patents
- 87
- Published applications
- 63
- Assignees
- 34
- Inventors
- 130
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2013 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2019 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cornering structure and cableway installation comprising this structure29 Sep 2026US 12,746,951 B2Poma
- Circular cableway8 Sep 2026US 12,728,898 B2Innova Patent GmbH
- Hybrid cable/rail transportation system2 Dec 2025US 12,485,934 B2Leitner S.P.A.
- Aerial cable transportation system and method for operating such a system30 Sep 2025US 12,428,041 B2Leitner S.P.A.
- Device for controlling the embarking in a cable transport facility2 Sep 2025US 12,403,939 B2Poma
- Cableway station with a continuous conveyor26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054752 A1Innova Patent GmbH
- Parking system for cableway vehicles19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048767 A1Innova Patent GmbH
- Amusement ride8 May 2025US 2025/0145186 A1Skysurfer International Limited
- Branch parking track garage for cableway vehicles17 Apr 2025US 2025/0121859 A1Innova Patent GmbH
- Transport facility2 Jan 2025US 2025/0002058 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Circulating aerial ropeway and car therefor34US 4,473,011 APHB-Weserhutte AG · 1984
- Twin suspension/haulage cable gondola lift23US 4,509,430 A1985
- Rope guide system for an aerial ropeway, particularly a circuital aerial ropeway22US 5,562,040 AGaraventa Holding AG · 1996
- Overhead cable transport installation having two successive sections21US 5,172,640 APomagalski S. A. · 1992
- Installation for conveying persons20US 6,427,601 B2Innova Patent GmbH · 2002