B61H

Brakes or other retarding devices specially adapted for rail vehicles

Official title: BRAKES OR OTHER RETARDING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAIL VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR DISPOSITION THEREOF IN RAIL VEHICLES (arrangements in rail vehicles for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or permanent-way conditions B60T8/00; transmitting braking action from initiating means to ultimate brake actuator with power assistance or drive, brake systems incorporating such transmitting means, e.g. air-pressure brake systems, B60T13/00; construction, arrangement or operation of valves incorporated in power brake systems B60T15/00; component parts, details or accessories of brake systems B60T17/00)

B61H (Brakes or other retarding devices specially adapted for rail vehicles) appears on 1,134 US grants and 863 published applications in this corpus.

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6 Oct 2026

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B61H: granted patents and published applications per publication year
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1976290
1977270
1978150
1979180
1980210
1981110
198290
1983230
1984210
1985190
1986130
1987160
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199490
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1996170
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1998160
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2002237
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20051212
2006816
200768
2008912
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2010416
20111114
20121421
20131225
20142248
20153660
20164881
20176054
20186463
20195267
20205064
20215162
20224652
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20254037
20262527

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