E01B 29/24
Fixing or removing detachable fastening means or accessories thereof
Official title: Fixing or removing detachable fastening means or accessories thereof; Pre-assembling track components by detachable fastening means (E01B29/02, E01B31/26 take precedence)
E01B29/24 (Fixing or removing detachable fastening means or accessories thereof) appears on 181 US grants and 134 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01B- Granted patents
- 181
- Published applications
- 134
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 245
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 10 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 | 14 |
| 2023 | 10 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Adaptive railway fastener and anchor installation system26 May 2026US 12,637,812 B2MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.
- Rail anchoring spike17 Mar 2026US 12,577,734 B2Lewis Bolt & Nut Company
- Spike tray head with replaceable wear plates17 Mar 2026US 12,577,735 B2S.W.N.G., Inc.
- Cordless railroad spike puller13 Jan 2026US 12,522,983 B2Epiroc Industrial Tools and Attachment LLC
- Railroad spike stabilizer for railroad and construction applications4 Nov 2025US 12,460,355 B1FTS Tools, LLC
- Adjustable anchor maintenance workhead3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258610 A1Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Adaptive railway fastener and anchor installation system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226690 A1MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.
- Railroad Spike Stabilizer for Railroad and Construction Applications2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185307 A1FTS Tools, LLC
- Railroad spike remover12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071390 A1FTS Tools, LLC
- Automated tie marking21 Aug 2025US 2025/0263096 A1BNSF Railway Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spiker with hole sensing52US 5,487,341 AHarsco Corporation · 1996
- Tie plate handling means for rail changing machine49US 4,241,663 ACanron, Inc. · 1980
- Fully automatic, multiple operation rail maintenance apparatus48US 5,671,679 ANordco Inc. · 1997
- Machine for setting tie plates and the like44US 3,943,858 ARexnord Inc. · 1976
- Railroad measuring, gauging and spiking apparatus38US 4,554,624 AHarsco Corporation · 1985