E01B 25/28
Rail tracks for guiding vehicles when running on road or similar surface
Official title: Rail tracks for guiding vehicles when running on road or similar surface (wheel tracks on roads E01C9/02)
E01B25/28 (Rail tracks for guiding vehicles when running on road or similar surface) appears on 96 US grants and 72 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01B- Granted patents
- 96
- Published applications
- 72
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 148
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
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| 2019 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 |
| 2026 | 5 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Sawtooth station, bidirectional sawtooth platform, car tether, and elevated autonomous people mover system14 Apr 2026US 12,600,387 B2
- Rail expansion device and method24 Mar 2026US 12,584,274 B2Siemens Mobility GmbH
- Narrow width personal transportation system17 Feb 2026US 12,552,418 B2Netivonim Ltd
- Rapid transit system with wheel in track design3 Feb 2026US 12,539,895 B2
- Rapid transit system with wheel in track design26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084727 A1
- Road to Rail Hybrid Vehicles Using a Transition Span and Passive Junctions1 May 2025US 2025/0135814 A1
- Rail based mobility systems and methods of installation and use1 May 2025US 2025/0137205 A1
- LIDAR Detection System20 Feb 2025US 2025/0060482 A1The Indoor Lab, LLC
- Crossing with thermal expansion joint for a rail-based grid30 Jan 2025US 2025/0034817 A1Autostore Technology AS
Most cited
By later US patents
- Switch mechanism53US 4,671,185 ARegents of the University of Minnesota · 1987
- Guide construction and method of installation42US 4,665,830 ARegents of the University of Minnesota · 1987
- Transporting system with a floor conveyor device guided on guide rails37US 5,450,797 AMannesmann Aktiengesellschaft · 1995
- Switching apparatus for mass transit vehicle36US 4,132,175 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1979
- Switch mechanism32US 4,522,128 ARegents of the University of Minnesota · 1985