B61B 7/06
Rope railway systems with suspended flexible tracks: with self-propelled vehicles
Official title: with self-propelled vehicles
B61B7/06 (Rope railway systems with suspended flexible tracks: with self-propelled vehicles) appears on 78 US grants and 82 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61B- Granted patents
- 78
- Published applications
- 82
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 167
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 7 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cornering structure and cableway installation comprising this structure29 Sep 2026US 12,746,951 B2Poma
- Device for transport by motorized zipwire, and associated transport assembly and method25 Aug 2026US 12,714,942 B2Pole d' Activities Sportives Culturelles et Touristiques
- Drive module for a self-driving vehicle, and self-driving vehicle12 May 2026US 12,623,694 B2Ottobahn GmbH
- Ropeway transport system21 Apr 2026US 12,606,218 B2
- Elevated railway-like transport system, method for distance control, computer program product, and control device31 Mar 2026US 12,589,778 B2Ottobahn GmbH
- Motorized trolley15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015016 A1Propulsion Powercycle Inc.
- Cable-to-rail apparatus, systems, and methods10 Jul 2025US 2025/0222781 A1Climb Works LLC
- Device for transport by motorized zipwire, and associated transport assembly and method17 Apr 2025US 2025/0121295 A1Pole d' Activities Sportives Culturelles et Touristiques
- Self-propelled elevated transportation system2 Jan 2025US 2025/0002057 A1
- Cordage traversing device2 Jan 2025US 2025/0003460 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Suspended motorized vehicle39US 4,641,587 AAteliers de Constructions Mecaniques de Vevey S.A. · 1987
- Cable suspended, self leveling tram with self-propelled tractor bogie33US 7,624,684 B22009
- Suspended driving railway car27US 4,185,562 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1980
- Automatic self-propelled devices for travelling on a track cable19US 4,492,168 A1985
- Load transfer or traversing device18US 4,462,316 A1984