E01B 9/68
Pads or the like
Official title: Pads or the like, e.g. of wood, rubber, placed under the rail, tie-plate, or chair
E01B9/68 (Pads or the like) appears on 142 US grants and 75 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01B- Granted patents
- 142
- Published applications
- 75
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 227
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Rail fastening system and associated rail track19 May 2026US 12,630,982 B2Destec Pty Ltd
- Track rail fastening system and rail cushion for same21 Apr 2026US 12,606,962 B2Progress Rail Services Corporation
- Guide plate and rail attachment point7 Jan 2025US 12,188,187 B2Vossloh Fastening Systems GmbH
- Vehicle rail mounting device19 Nov 2024US 12,146,271 B2Specter Innovations Group Pty Ltd.
- Anchoring assembly for fastening a railway rail to an underlying foundation26 Mar 2024US 11,939,728 B2Pandrol Limited
- Rail fastening system and associated rail track3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258609 A1Destec Pty Ltd
- Tie guide, replaceable pad, and method of using the same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234875 A1Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Railway Tie Fastening System31 Jul 2025US 2025/0243630 A1voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak LLC
- High resilient direct fixation fastener in standard footprint24 Jul 2025US 2025/0237020 A1L. B. Foster Company
- Under sleeper pad13 Jun 2024US 2024/0191438 A1Getzner Werkstoffe Holding GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrothermally deformable levelling pad42US 3,936,661 AMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · 1976
- Embedded track assembly30US 4,793,545 AConstruction Polymers Company · 1988
- Impact and vibration attenuating pad with offset dimples27US 4,648,554 AAcme Plastics, Inc. · 1987
- Railroad tie pad27US 5,730,357 AAirboss of America Corp. · 1998
- Rail plate having spring clips and lateral positioning means24US 4,047,663 A1977