B61H 13/00
Actuating rail-vehicle brakes
B61H13/00 (Actuating rail-vehicle brakes) appears on 543 US grants and 385 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61H- Granted patents
- 543
- Published applications
- 385
- Assignees
- 191
- Inventors
- 821
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 | 11 |
| 2005 | 10 | 8 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 |
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| 2018 | 36 | 24 |
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| 2020 | 12 | 33 |
| 2021 | 23 | 24 |
| 2022 | 17 | 22 |
| 2023 | 28 | 18 |
| 2024 | 13 | 14 |
| 2025 | 20 | 13 |
| 2026 | 9 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Brake system and braking method for a rail vehicle15 Sep 2026US 12,735,005 B2Knorr-Bremse Systeme FüR Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
- Brake system and braking method for rail vehicles11 Aug 2026US 12,703,331 B2Knorr-Bremse Systeme FüR Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
- Braking system for a vehicle30 Jun 2026US 12,668,286 B2WABTEC Hauts-de-France
- Emergency brake valve system for a pneumatic brake system16 Jun 2026US 12,654,663 B2Knorr-Bremse Systeme FüR Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
- Brake assembly16 Jun 2026US 12,654,750 B2Knorr-Bremse Systeme FüR Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
- Durable tool with grip rings24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284855 A1Precision Cut 3D LLC
- System and method for activating an electronic processing means of a vehicle, and control system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285379 A1FAIVELEY TRANSPORT ITALIA S. p. A.
- Railroad tank car fittings10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264725 A1National Steel Car Limited
- Railway braking system for a railway vehicle having brakes with at least one shoe, and railway vehicle provided with such a system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257703 A1WABTEC Hauts-de-France
- Parking brake system for locomotive16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200508 A1Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hydraulic parking brake system for railway vehicles96US 5,813,731 AHHB Limited, L.L.C. · 1998
- Railway locomotive ECP train line control54US 6,163,089 AWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation · 2000
- Hydraulic pressure actuated brake system for rail vehicles41US 4,538,228 AKnorr-Bremse GmbH · 1985
- Rail car brake apparatus37US 4,766,980 AGeneral Signal Corporation · 1988
- Truck-train system for transporting truck trailers along rails using railway dollies36US 5,020,445 A1991