B61L 2201/00
Control methods
B61L2201/00 (Control methods) appears on 186 US grants and 233 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61L- Granted patents
- 186
- Published applications
- 233
- Assignees
- 87
- Inventors
- 498
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 |
| 2016 | 11 | 22 |
| 2017 | 15 | 40 |
| 2018 | 16 | 19 |
| 2019 | 23 | 19 |
| 2020 | 20 | 21 |
| 2021 | 10 | 25 |
| 2022 | 14 | 17 |
| 2023 | 15 | 20 |
| 2024 | 20 | 12 |
| 2025 | 16 | 12 |
| 2026 | 14 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods and systems for decentralized rail signaling and positive train control6 Oct 2026US 12,752,823 B2Metrom Rail, LLC
- Transport vehicle15 Sep 2026US 12,735,267 B2Daifuku Co., Ltd.
- Cable car and cable car network with several cable cars1 Sep 2026US 12,722,667 B2Innova Patent GmbH
- System and method for signalling events through a visibility marker associated with a train28 Jul 2026US 12,691,915 B2Siemens Mobility GmbH
- System and method for identifying a compromised or damaged section of a conductive body extending along a route23 Jun 2026US 12,662,174 B2Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Personal transportation system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307695 A1TPT Technologies, Inc.
- Vehicle system and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296509 A1Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Intersection management system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274316 A1Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Confirmation of target locomotives in a train28 May 2026US 2026/0145717 A1Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
- Locomotive fleet assignment system30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116441 A1Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intelligent communications, command, and control system for a land-based vehicle83US 6,862,502 B2General Electric Company · 2005
- System and method for managing emissions from mobile vehicles36US 7,500,436 B2General Electric Company · 2009
- Positive train control system and apparatus therefor36US 9,434,397 B2Panasec Corporation · 2016
- Rail vehicle event triggering system and method25US 9,296,401 B1SmartDrive Systems, Inc. · 2016
- Automatic train handling controller24US 6,760,712 B1General Electric Company · 2004