E01C 1/00
Design or layout of roads
Official title: Design or layout of roads, e.g. for noise abatement, for gas absorption (design or layout of sports grounds A63C19/00; design or layout of airfields B64F {, of helicopter landing stages E01F3/00})
E01C1/00 (Design or layout of roads) appears on 167 US grants and 204 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01C- Granted patents
- 167
- Published applications
- 204
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 417
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 12 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 10 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 17 |
| 2016 | 6 | 17 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 12 | 7 |
| 2019 | 9 | 18 |
| 2020 | 10 | 16 |
| 2021 | 10 | 9 |
| 2022 | 14 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E01C 1/002Design or lay-out of roads71
- E01C 1/04Road crossings on different levels41
- E01C 1/02Crossings, junctions or interconnections between roads on the same level26
- E01C 1/005Means permanently installed along the road for removing or neutralising exhaust gases22
- E01C 1/007Design or auxiliary structures for compelling drivers to slow down or to1
Recent patents
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- Interchange system for a roadway19 May 2026US 12,630,983 B2
- Narrow width personal transportation system17 Feb 2026US 12,552,418 B2Netivonim Ltd
- System and method for inspecting and managing roads2 Dec 2025US 12,488,157 B2Solutions Daway Inc.
- Contraflow median crossover interchanges24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286621 A1
- Roadway infrastructure for autonomous vehicles30 Oct 2025US 2025/0333910 A1Glydways Inc.
- Film tunnel for roadways28 Aug 2025US 2025/0270930 A1Energy Membrane GmbH
- Measurement method for hierarchical structure of urban superblock24 Apr 2025US 2025/0131151 A1Southeast University
- Roadway conduit systems and methods27 Mar 2025US 2025/0101870 A1Electricwaze LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for installing paving blocks41US 7,244,076 B2Bend Industries, Inc. · 2007
- Relieving urban traffic congestion41US 7,739,030 B22010
- NO.sub.x -cleaning paving block27US 5,861,205 AMitsubishi Materials Corporation · 1999
- Transit system22US 7,047,888 B22006
- Double-framed "H" form non-stop roadway interchange21US 4,592,673 A1986