E01B 25/00
Tracks for special kinds of railways
Official title: Tracks for special kinds of railways (systems B61B; wheel tracks on roads E01C9/02)
E01B25/00 (Tracks for special kinds of railways) appears on 674 US grants and 453 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01B- Granted patents
- 674
- Published applications
- 453
- Assignees
- 333
- Inventors
- 1,110
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 31 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 6 |
| 2002 | 12 | 8 |
| 2003 | 15 | 11 |
| 2004 | 6 | 18 |
| 2005 | 10 | 12 |
| 2006 | 7 | 12 |
| 2007 | 5 | 14 |
| 2008 | 8 | 14 |
| 2009 | 10 | 17 |
| 2010 | 10 | 22 |
| 2011 | 13 | 15 |
| 2012 | 13 | 12 |
| 2013 | 20 | 22 |
| 2014 | 16 | 19 |
| 2015 | 15 | 10 |
| 2016 | 16 | 21 |
| 2017 | 13 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 28 |
| 2019 | 12 | 25 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 |
| 2021 | 22 | 28 |
| 2022 | 18 | 26 |
| 2023 | 15 | 26 |
| 2024 | 20 | 27 |
| 2025 | 20 | 23 |
| 2026 | 15 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E01B 25/22Tracks for railways with the vehicle suspended from rigid supporting rails218
- E01B 25/30Tracks for magnetic suspension or levitation vehicles151
- E01B 25/08Tracks for mono-rails with centre of gravity of vehicle above the load-bearing138
- E01B 25/28Rail tracks for guiding vehicles when running on road or similar surface96
- E01B 25/16Tracks for aerial rope railways with a stationary rope36
- E01B 25/02Tracks for rack railways27
- E01B 25/14Tracks for cable-drawn railway vehicles6
Recent patents
- Rail connecting structure29 Sep 2026US 12,747,541 B2Thk Co., Ltd.
- Magnetic track module, composite permanent-magnetic track and installation method thereof8 Sep 2026US 12,729,488 B2Jiangxi University of Science and Technology
- Carrier lift locking structure and locking method to prevent lift deflection during carrier movement11 Aug 2026US 12,703,948 B2Mplus Co., Ltd.
- Article transport facility28 Jul 2026US 12,692,666 B2Daifuku Co., Ltd.
- OHT vehicle and method of controlling operation of the same7 Jul 2026US 12,673,857 B2Semes Co., Ltd.
- Track system, shuttle car system and dispensing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307900 A1Beijing Jingdong Qianshi Technology Co., Ltd.
- Facility module, conveyance module, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243301 A1Thk Co., Ltd.
- Transport Facility6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226689 A1Daifuku Co., Ltd.
- Compliant mechanism suspension system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166937 A1Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- System for conveying at least one transport capsule4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152211 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intelligent transport system176US 6,810,817 B12004
- Grid rail container transport and storage system98US 4,973,219 ASea-Land Corporation · 1990
- Hanger bracket for track rails94US 5,598,785 AKnight Industries, Inc. · 1997
- Free wing turbine71US 4,302,684 A1981
- Hollow structural members, a rail system and methods of manufacturing55US 8,066,200 B2Hilltrac, Inc. · 2011