B61L 15/0036
Conductor-based
Official title: {Conductor-based, e.g. using CAN-Bus, train-line or optical fibres}
B61L15/0036 (Conductor-based) appears on 315 US grants and 326 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61L- Granted patents
- 315
- Published applications
- 326
- Assignees
- 115
- Inventors
- 672
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 |
| 2006 | 12 | 10 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 2 | 17 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 | 22 |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 |
| 2015 | 21 | 24 |
| 2016 | 17 | 23 |
| 2017 | 22 | 22 |
| 2018 | 21 | 26 |
| 2019 | 21 | 16 |
| 2020 | 18 | 25 |
| 2021 | 14 | 23 |
| 2022 | 14 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 | 9 |
| 2024 | 14 | 6 |
| 2025 | 12 | 7 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Railway communications system21 Jul 2026US 12,686,424 B2
- High-power plug connector system12 May 2026US 12,623,698 B2HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
- Braking system and method12 May 2026US 12,623,700 B2Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Parking brake system, computer-implemented method of controlling a parking brake system of a rail vehicle, computer program and non-volatile data carrier5 May 2026US 12,617,376 B2Dellner Bubenzer AB
- Secure vehicle communication system3 Mar 2026US 12,568,363 B2Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Connector and system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312341 A1HARTING International Innovation AG
- System for determining the presence of a non-operative local control means in a convoy of vehicles, and convoy of vehicles30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217291 A1FAIVELEY TRANSPORT ITALIA S. p. A.
- Architecture for a data transmission between a plurality of electric traction vehicles and a corresponding remote control center16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200511 A1Gematica S.R.L.
- Method of monitoring a computer network onboard a vehicle and corresponding computer system and vehicle11 Jun 2026US 2026/0163805 A1ALSTOM Holdings
- Confirmation of target locomotives in a train28 May 2026US 2026/0145717 A1Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Communication system and method for a rail vehicle consist234US 8,825,239 B2General Electric Company · 2014
- Current carrier tractor-trailer data link204US 5,142,278 AQUALCOMM Incorporated · 1992
- Fault monitoring and reporting system for trains187US 4,041,470 AIndustrial Solid State Controls, Inc. · 1977
- Enhanced distributed power110US 5,950,967 AWestinghouse Air Brake Company · 1999
- Detector for sensing motion and direction of a railway device107US 6,087,950 AUnion Switch & Signal Inc. · 2000