B61J 1/00
Turntables
Official title: Turntables; Traversers; Transporting rail vehicles on other rail vehicles or dollies (shunting B61J3/00)
B61J1/00 (Turntables) appears on 81 US grants and 60 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61J- Granted patents
- 81
- Published applications
- 60
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 167
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for a dynamic multi-experience ride system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,222 B2Universal City Studios LLC
- Automated reorientation of sortation shuttles21 Apr 2026US 12,606,385 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Cross rail structure for OHT system and OHT system using the same7 Apr 2026US 12,594,977 B2Semes Co., Ltd.
- Methods and systems for delivering or accepting a parcel at a rooftop via an aerial vehicle9 Dec 2025US 12,492,099 B2United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- Hash overhead hoist transport rail system and methods of operating the same4 Nov 2025US 12,463,072 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Side-shift track switching system and method thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241964 A1Green Corridors LLC
- Rail-guided carrier system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217289 A1Murata Machinery, Ltd.
- Rotary console for a rail-guided transport system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175882 A1
- Pipe-based delivery network using self-directed pods4 Dec 2025US 2025/0368238 A1Pipedream Laboratories, Inc.
- Hash overhead hoist transport rail system and methods of operating the same27 Nov 2025US 2025/0364290 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Driverless vehicle shuttle118US 4,132,174 AS I Handling Systems, Inc. · 1979
- Method and apparatus for automated powered pallet62US 5,857,413 A1999
- Transfer system using movable bodies51US 6,655,297 B2Daifuku Co., Ltd. · 2003
- Trolley for track systems44US 6,389,981 B1Wilfred Strothmann GmbH & Co. KG, Mashinenbau und Handhabungstechnik · 2002
- Wheel position control for railway maintenance vehicle37US 4,534,297 A1985