B61D 43/00
Devices for using the energy of the movements of the vehicles
B61D43/00 (Devices for using the energy of the movements of the vehicles) appears on 52 US grants and 49 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61D- Granted patents
- 52
- Published applications
- 49
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 147
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Self-contained power source for railcars28 Jul 2026US 12,691,913 B2Intramotev Inc.
- Kinetic energy converter for a pneumatic transportation system27 Jan 2026US 12,534,113 B2Aerom Sistemas De Transporte SA
- Large-scale power generation method using electric locomotive-driven generators11 Feb 2025US 12,221,137 B2
- Kinetic energy conversion system20 Aug 2024US 12,065,178 B1
- Solar-assisted railroad-based wind farm16 Apr 2024US 11,958,507 B2Railroad Windfarm, LLC
- Power converter27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249888 A1Railway Equipment Company, Inc.
- Large-scale power generation method using electric locomotive-driven generators17 Oct 2024US 2024/0343273 A1
- Self-contained power source for railcars8 Jun 2023US 2023/0174120 A1Intramotev Inc.
- Kinetic Energy Converter For A Pneumatic Transportation System2 Feb 2023US 2023/0037191 A1Aerom Sistemas De Transporte SA
- Railway self-generating express freight car bogie19 Jan 2023US 2023/0018010 A1Crrc Meishan Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for converting vibratory motion to electrical energy213US 5,578,877 AGeneral Electric Company · 1996
- Rail vehicles with propulsion energy recovery system101US 4,108,077 A1978
- Power generating unit for a vehicle and method therefor71US 8,347,999 B2Green Alternative Solar LLC · 2013
- Power generating system using wasting energy from moving objects61US 8,872,368 B1K-Technology USA, Inc. · 2014
- Antifriction bearing capable of generating electrial energy46US 5,440,184 AThe Timken Comapany · 1995