E01B 29/06
Transporting, laying, removing or renewing sleepers
Official title: Transporting, laying, removing or renewing sleepers (E01B29/05 takes precedence; carrying devices B65G7/12)
E01B29/06 (Transporting, laying, removing or renewing sleepers) appears on 147 US grants and 89 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01B- Granted patents
- 147
- Published applications
- 89
- Assignees
- 68
- Inventors
- 175
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- On-track maintenance machine and method for operating the machine8 Sep 2026US 12,729,489 B2Plasser & Theurer Export Von Bahnbaumaschinen Gesellschaft M. B. H.
- Mobile crane systems and methods11 Aug 2026US 12,703,405 B2
- Platform traversal system and method2 Jun 2026US 12,643,578 B2Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Railroad tie handler31 Mar 2026US 12,590,422 B2
- Process and system for pole and conductor installation for charging while moving13 Jan 2026US 12,522,109 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Automated tie marking21 Aug 2025US 2025/0263096 A1BNSF Railway Company
- Method, apparatus and system for lifting railroad structures13 Mar 2025US 2025/0084593 A1Enerpac Tool Group Corp.
- On-track maintenance machine and method for operating the machine26 Sep 2024US 2024/0318386 A1Plasser & Theurer Export Von Bahnbaumaschinen Gesellschaft M. B. H.
- Tie-arrangement system and method of delivering ties19 Sep 2024US 2024/0309590 A1Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Process and System for Pole and Conductor Installation for Charging While Moving16 May 2024US 2024/0157851 A1Caterpillar Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Railway maintenance vehicle44US 5,156,639 ADeere & Company · 1992
- Method for loading and unloading railroad cars24US 4,190,394 AHerzog Contracting Corp. · 1980
- Mobile apparatus for continuous track renewal23US 4,160,418 AFranz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen-Industriegesellschaft m. b. H. · 1979
- Rail tie replacement method and apparatus22US 6,463,858 B2Nordco Inc. · 2002
- Mobile apparatus for the continuous replacement of ties21US 4,253,398 AFranz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen-Industriegesellschaft m. b. H. · 1981