B61F 13/00
Rail vehicles characterised by wheel arrangements, not otherwise provided for
B61F13/00 (Rail vehicles characterised by wheel arrangements, not otherwise provided for) appears on 42 US grants and 41 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61F- Granted patents
- 42
- Published applications
- 41
- Assignees
- 31
- Inventors
- 102
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Wheel assemblies for shuttles powered by linear synchronous motors6 Oct 2026US 12,752,632 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Vehicles capable of operating on both ground and cantilevered support and to their tracks11 Aug 2026US 12,703,407 B2Urban.Mass Ltd
- System for zero radius direction change in an independent cart system10 Feb 2026US 12,545,506 B2Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
- Rapid transit system with wheel in track design3 Feb 2026US 12,539,895 B2
- Drone with railway driving capabilities13 May 2025US 12,296,993 B2Railway Robotics AS
- A service vehicle with center drive, method, and system thereof16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200505 A1Autostore Technology AS
- Overhead carrier vehicle17 Jul 2025US 2025/0229810 A1Murata Machinery, Ltd.
- System for Zero Radius Direction Change in an Independent Cart System12 Jun 2025US 2025/0187825 A1Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
- Preload and Retraction Device of a Wheel Assembly and Self-Propelled Cart Comprising Said Device27 Mar 2025US 2025/0100593 A1Scuola Superiore Sant'anna
- Material handling machine for use with open top rail cars21 Nov 2024US 2024/0383509 A1Herzog Railroad Services, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Passive railway switching system21US 4,862,807 ACimarron Technology Ltd. · 1989
- Guide system along at least one ground rail for a road vehicle axle15US 6,029,579 ALohr Industrie · 2000
- Railway vehicle and switching mechanism therefor12US 4,000,700 ADemag Aktiengesellschaft · 1977
- Passenger transportation system10US 4,036,146 A1977
- Multiple track rail system9US 5,295,442 A1994