B61J 3/00
Shunting or short-distance haulage devices
Official title: Shunting or short-distance haulage devices; Similar devices for hauling trains on steep gradients or as starting aids; Car propelling devices therefor (overhead travelling cranes combined with auxiliary means for shunting railway vehicles B66C17/26; capstans B66D)
B61J3/00 (Shunting or short-distance haulage devices) appears on 102 US grants and 58 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61J- Granted patents
- 102
- Published applications
- 58
- Assignees
- 56
- Inventors
- 183
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B61J 3/12Self-propelled tractors or pushing vehicles45
- B61J 3/04Car shunting or haulage devices with cable traction or endless-chain driving means27
- B61J 3/08Devices with reciprocated pushing bars or like driving mechanisms combined with the18
- B61J 3/02Gravity shunting humps4
- B61J 3/10Car shunting or positioning devices with pinchbar action1
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By later US patents
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