E01B 25/24
Supporting rails
Official title: Supporting rails; Auxiliary balancing rails; Supports or connections for rails
E01B25/24 (Supporting rails) appears on 118 US grants and 53 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01B- Granted patents
- 118
- Published applications
- 53
- Assignees
- 81
- Inventors
- 211
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rail system for wafer transportation26 May 2026US 12,637,811 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Track beam and track beam assembly14 Apr 2026US 12,601,119 B2BYD Company Limited
- Guide rail beam, track beam unit, and track beam for rail vehicle21 Oct 2025US 12,448,737 B2BYD Company Limited
- Connection system for monorail beams7 Oct 2025US 12,435,473 B2Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
- Connection device and system for suspending a monorail beam from a roof bolt12 Aug 2025US 12,385,189 B2Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
- Transport Facility6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226689 A1Daifuku Co., Ltd.
- Conveyor system and moving element with articulated bearings5 Dec 2024US 2024/0401283 A1Ats Corporation
- Pivot-type suspended monorail multi-way turnout system and auxiliary switching device7 Nov 2024US 2024/0367694 A1Crrc Yangtze Group Co., Ltd.
- Track-wheel based device9 May 2024US 2024/0150972 A1Nomadd Desert Solar Solutions Pte. Ltd.
- Rail system for wafer transportation28 Dec 2023US 2023/0416994 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hanger bracket for track rails94US 5,598,785 AKnight Industries, Inc. · 1997
- Conveyor36US 4,838,412 AWamac AB · 1989
- Truss-type girder for supporting a movable body34US 4,489,659 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1984
- Power and free conveyor system utilizing power track and dog elevation to prevent jamming conditions at transfers and switches29US 5,842,421 AFord Motor Company · 1998
- Modular rail member for the translation of load-bearing carriages on an overhead track24US 4,524,698 AEtablissements Tourtellier S.A. · 1985