B61L 15/0072
On-board train data handling
Official title: {On-board train data handling}
B61L15/0072 (On-board train data handling) appears on 587 US grants and 705 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61L- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 705
- Assignees
- 202
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for carrying out an emergency stop for a train22 Sep 2026US 12,741,681 B2Siemens Mobility GmbH
- Handbrake and impact monitoring system8 Sep 2026US 12,728,900 B2TTX Company
- Systems and methods for independent checking and healing of positive train control systems25 Aug 2026US 12,715,489 B2BNSF Railway Company
- Braking system for at least one railway vehicle and railway signaling architecture11 Aug 2026US 12,703,412 B2FAIVELEY TRANSPORT ITALIA S. p. A.
- Screen door control method supporting both coupling and baggage carriage21 Jul 2026US 12,686,422 B2Casco Signal Ltd.
- Vehicle control system and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296512 A1Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- System and method for inferring vehicle route switch status17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274315 A1Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Method and system for cooling a traction component of a rail vehicle27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249890 A1Siemens Mobility GmbH
- Systems and methods for monitoring and validating status of retarder devices13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233768 A1BNSF Railway Company
- Systems and methods for independent checking and healing of positive train control systems9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192833 A1BNSF Railway Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Current carrier tractor-trailer data link204US 5,142,278 AQUALCOMM Incorporated · 1992
- Remote asset monitoring system172US 5,867,801 AGeneral Railway Signal Corporation · 1999
- Radio-based electro-pneumatic control communications system125US 5,681,015 AWestinghouse Air Brake Company · 1997
- On-board integrated vehicle control and communication system89US 5,053,964 AUTDC Inc. · 1991
- System and method for managing two or more locomotives of a consist82US 7,021,588 B2General Electric Company · 2006