B61G 7/14
Safety devices
B61G7/14 (Safety devices) appears on 61 US grants and 51 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61G- Granted patents
- 61
- Published applications
- 51
- Assignees
- 42
- Inventors
- 160
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Coupler for a rail vehicle and rail vehicle with a coupler9 Jun 2026US 12,649,501 B2Dellner Couplers AB
- End enclosure for light rail vehicles26 May 2026US 12,637,117 B2Applied Research Associates, Inc.
- Front cover for a rail vehicle coupler26 May 2026US 12,637,119 B2Dellner Couplers AB
- Coupler device for a coupling, in particular of a rail vehicle1 Jul 2025US 12,344,288 B2Faiveley Transport Schwab AG
- Railroad car having multiple penetration resistant and protective structures6 May 2025US 12,291,246 B2Cngmotive, Inc.
- Control system and control method for a vehicle coupler, coupler and vehicle3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257702 A1FAIVELEY TRANSPORT ITALIA S. p. A.
- Railroad car having multiple penetration resistant and protective structures14 May 2026US 2026/0131831 A1Hgmotive, Inc.
- Coupler head for a coupler assembly of a multi-car rail vehicle, coupler assembly, and method of retrofitting a coupler head with a safety device19 Jun 2025US 2025/0196899 A1
- Method for the state-based maintenance of a coupling arrangement, and monitoring system2 May 2024US 2024/0140502 A1Voith Patent GmbH
- End enclosure for light rail vehicles4 Apr 2024US 2024/0109563 A1Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for determining whether a locomotive or rail engine is coupled to a rail car or other engine16US 7,845,504 B2General Electric Company · 2010
- Coupler knuckle with safety shelf13US 4,135,629 ADresser Industries, Inc. · 1979
- Railroad coupler mount13US 4,876,885 APulse Electronics, Inc. · 1989
- Tightlock coupler locklift assembly13US 5,927,522 ABuckeye Steel Castings Company · 1999
- Central datum feature on railroad coupler body and corresponding gauges12US 8,408,406 B2Bedloe Industries LLC · 2013