E01B 9/44
Fastening the rail on the tie-plate
E01B9/44 (Fastening the rail on the tie-plate) appears on 136 US grants and 84 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01B- Granted patents
- 136
- Published applications
- 84
- Assignees
- 68
- Inventors
- 193
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2017 | 5 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 12 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Anti-wiggle clip shoulder for rail fastener14 Jul 2026US 12,680,234 B2Progress Rail Services Corporation
- Track rail fastening system and rail cushion for same21 Apr 2026US 12,606,962 B2Progress Rail Services Corporation
- Track rail fastener structured for displacement restraint7 Apr 2026US 12,595,628 B2Progress Rail Services Corporation
- Tie plate centering and inserting machine23 Sep 2025US 12,421,670 B2Racine Railroad Products, Inc.
- Guide plate and rail attachment point7 Jan 2025US 12,188,187 B2Vossloh Fastening Systems GmbH
- Baseplate and baseplate assembly for a railway rail24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286619 A1Intercast & Forge Pty Limited
- Clamping spring for holding down a track body element7 May 2026US 2026/0125855 A1Voestalpine Railway Systems GmbH
- Clamping spring for holding down a track body element5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062870 A1Voestalpine Railway Systems GmbH
- Direct Fixation Block Assembly15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015802 A1voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak LLC
- Railway Tie Fastening System31 Jul 2025US 2025/0243630 A1voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rail fastening system with gage adjustment means28US 5,221,044 A1993
- Railroad tie plate and correctable shim25US 4,382,547 A1983
- Rail plate having spring clips and lateral positioning means24US 4,047,663 A1977
- Boltless, friction-fit, adjustable rail brace19US 4,566,630 ABethlehem Steel Corporation · 1986
- Spring rail plate fasteners for direct railroad track fixation17US 3,945,566 ANew York City Transit Authority · 1976