E01B 5/02
Rails
E01B5/02 (Rails) appears on 98 US grants and 84 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01B- Granted patents
- 98
- Published applications
- 84
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 207
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 |
| 2026 | 7 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Rail connecting structure29 Sep 2026US 12,747,541 B2Thk Co., Ltd.
- Welded rail9 Jun 2026US 12,649,964 B2Nippon Steel Corporation
- Railroad rail profile19 May 2026US 12,630,981 B2
- Rail fastening system and associated rail track19 May 2026US 12,630,982 B2Destec Pty Ltd
- Garbage receptacle transport assembly10 Feb 2026US 12,545,503 B2
- Rail fastening system and associated rail track3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258609 A1Destec Pty Ltd
- Adhesion enhancement compositions6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226334 A1L B Foster Rail Technologies, Inc
- Method for increasing hardened layer thickness of a rail head of a flash welded joint of a steel rail and a steel rail16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200019 A1Chengdu Advanced Metal Materials Industry Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
- A welding and heat treatment method for a steel rail with deep hardened layer and a steel rail25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176712 A1Chengdu Advanced Metal Materials
- Method for manufacturing a rail and corresponding rail2 Oct 2025US 2025/0305078 A1ArcelorMittal
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hollow structural members, a rail system and methods of manufacturing55US 8,066,200 B2Hilltrac, Inc. · 2011
- Reprofiling method of the rails of a railroad track and railroad vehicle for performing the same21US 5,086,591 ASpeno International S. A. · 1992
- Resiliently mounted rail for rail vehicles17US 5,165,598 A1992
- Method and apparatus for electrically isolating a rail in a precast concrete grade crossing15US 5,464,152 APacific International Pipe Enterprises, Inc. · 1995
- Method of damping railroad noise and railroad noise damping members15US 6,402,044 B1Yugen Kaisha Koshinsha · 2002