B61D 3/20
For forwarding containers
Official title: for forwarding containers
B61D3/20 (For forwarding containers) appears on 162 US grants and 106 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61D- Granted patents
- 162
- Published applications
- 106
- Assignees
- 67
- Inventors
- 235
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 13 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 12 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Articulated vehicle arrangement for a rail freight train18 Aug 2026US 12,709,310 B2Sws Ps Power Solutions GmbH
- Storage assembly for railcar28 Apr 2026US 12,612,084 B2Trinity Rail Group, LLC
- Goods wagon for transporting goods and basin for such a goods wagon17 Mar 2026US 12,576,892 B2
- Flexible combined transport of people and freight4 Nov 2025US 12,459,544 B2Mission Innovations B.V.
- Processing system and method for performing track work26 Aug 2025US 12,398,518 B2Robel Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH
- Intermodal Transportation System16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200507 A1
- Mobile motorized cargo container with selectively deployable control systems4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152359 A1
- Electric rail vehicle28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269882 A1Parallel Systems, Inc.
- Apparatus for powering a refrigeration unit of a cargo container6 Feb 2025US 2025/0042449 A1Carrier Corporation
- Railroad Well Car Structure30 Jan 2025US 2025/0033677 A1National Steel Car Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Low profile railway car112US 5,320,046 ATrinity Industries, Inc. · 1994
- Articulated flat car102US 4,947,760 ATrailer Train Company · 1990
- Railway container and car100US 4,478,155 AThe Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company · 1984
- Rail semi-trailer and releasable coupler77US 4,741,273 A1988
- Railroad car sill-articulating device member connection55US 4,336,758 AAMSTED Industries Incorporated · 1982