B61L 5/06
Electric devices for operating points or scotch-blocks
Official title: Electric devices for operating points or scotch-blocks {, e.g. using electromotive driving means}
B61L5/06 (Electric devices for operating points or scotch-blocks) appears on 64 US grants and 62 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61L- Granted patents
- 64
- Published applications
- 62
- Assignees
- 56
- Inventors
- 157
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electromagnet switch for shuttles on a track6 Oct 2026US 12,752,824 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Switch control method for rail transit signal system, and apparatus for method10 Mar 2026US 12,570,337 B2Casco Signal Ltd.
- Switch control method and apparatus, and storage medium3 Mar 2026US 12,565,249 B2BYD Company Limited
- Crossing gate mechanism with integrated cover or door detection scheme2 Dec 2025US 12,485,937 B2Siemens Mobility GmbH
- Method for monitoring railway points and points machine16 Sep 2025US 12,415,554 B2Indtact GmbH
- Chair plate switch rail actuator (point machine)10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264726 A1Siemens Mobility Pty Ltd.
- Rotary console for a rail-guided transport system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175882 A1
- Method for monitoring railway points and points machine14 Aug 2025US 2025/0256747 A1Indtact GmbH
- System for securing communication between central controller and signaling devices in traffic signaling networks26 Dec 2024US 2024/0425094 A1Tata Consultancy Services Limited
- Pivot-type suspended monorail multi-way turnout system and auxiliary switching device7 Nov 2024US 2024/0367694 A1Crrc Yangtze Group Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Switch stand27US 5,642,870 A1997
- Railroad switch stand20US 5,531,408 AChemetron-Railway Products, Inc. · 1996
- Point detection and indication with latch out means15US 5,669,587 AGeneral Railway Signal Corporation · 1997
- Device for operating a railroad switch11US 4,842,225 AAlsthom · 1989
- Switch stand11US 5,052,642 A1991