B61D 23/02
Folding steps for railway vehicles
Official title: Folding steps for railway vehicles {, e.g. hand or mechanically actuated}
B61D23/02 (Folding steps for railway vehicles) appears on 96 US grants and 97 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Tread step seal assembly for a tread system of a vehicle23 Jun 2026US 12,662,173 B2Bode—Die TüR GmbH
- Step device for a rail vehicle7 Apr 2026US 12,594,973 B2Siemens Mobility GmbH
- Boarding system, having sliding footstep and active seal3 Mar 2026US 12,565,246 B2Bode—Die TüR GmbH
- Safe foothold apparatus for platform10 Feb 2026US 12,545,300 B2Hyundai Move-X Co., Ltd.
- Door leaf with integrated folding step for a vehicle25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175781 A1Bode—Die TüR GmbH
- Cleaning device for access systems, in particular for sliding steps on vehicles18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167157 A1Bode—Die TüR GmbH
- Folding staircase8 Jan 2026US 2026/0009230 A1Morryde International, Inc.
- Boarding system with adapter frame4 Sep 2025US 2025/0276647 A1Bode—Die TüR GmbH
- Foldable stair assembly3 Jul 2025US 2025/0215694 A1Safesmart LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Movable steps for a transit vehicle96US 3,957,284 AThe Boeing Company · 1976
- Retractable running-board, especially for a railway car door93US 4,188,889 AFaiveley S.A. · 1980
- Multi-level folding step for track-bound vehicles88US 5,154,125 AMan GHH Schienenverkehrstechnik GmbH · 1992
- Entry stairs for vehicles84US 4,424,751 ASIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft · 1984
- Drive arrangement for transport vehicles67US 4,068,542 AWaggonfabrik Uerdingen A.G. · 1978