B61L 19/00
Arrangements for interlocking between points and signals by means of a single
Official title: Arrangements for interlocking between points and signals by means of a single interlocking device {, e.g. central control}
B61L19/00 (Arrangements for interlocking between points and signals by means of a single) appears on 82 US grants and 86 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61L- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Train-ground interlocking method and system for rail transit train operation control19 May 2026US 12,630,203 B2Casco Signal Ltd.
- Switch control method for rail transit signal system, and apparatus for method10 Mar 2026US 12,570,337 B2Casco Signal Ltd.
- Rail transit signal system with multi-network integration10 Mar 2026US 12,570,340 B2Casco Signal Ltd.
- Safety device and safety method24 Feb 2026US 12,561,216 B2Hitachi, Ltd.
- Traveling vehicle system and traveling vehicle control method27 Jan 2026US 12,534,296 B2Murata Machinery, Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for derailment protection between adjacent wayside resource controllers, device, and medium2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184356 A1Casco Signal Ltd.
- Railway control and field device switching system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0181046 A1Hitachi Rail Sts USA, Inc.
- Switching system and switching method for multiple train supervision systems27 Nov 2025US 2025/0365254 A1Casco Signal Ltd.
- Method & apparatus for a train control system22 May 2025US 2025/0162627 A1
- System for securing communication between central controller and signaling devices in traffic signaling networks26 Dec 2024US 2024/0425094 A1Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Route conflict analysis system for control of railroads57US 4,122,523 AGeneral Signal Corporation · 1978
- Rules-based interlocking engine using virtual gates53US 5,463,552 AAEG Transportation Systems, Inc. · 1995
- Interlocking for a railway system44US 6,308,117 B1Westinghouse Brake and Signal Holdings Limited · 2001
- Programmable relay driver32US 6,259,978 B1Union Switch & Signal Inc. · 2001
- Computer-controlled interlocking system for a railway installation21US 4,641,243 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1987