Pneumatically or hydraulically loosening, removing or dislodging undesirable matter
Official title: {Pneumatically or hydraulically loosening, removing or dislodging undesirable matter, e.g. removing by blowing, flushing, suction; Application of melting liquids; Loosening or removing by means of heat, e.g. cleaning by plasma torches, drying by burners (E01H8/125 takes precedence; drying, blowing or liquid-applying devices incorporated in the permanent way E01B19/00; heating or cooling rails during construction or maintenance E01B31/18; wetting or lubricating rails B61K3/00; plasma torches H05H1/26)}
E01H8/105 (Pneumatically or hydraulically loosening, removing or dislodging undesirable matter) appears on 20 US grants and 24 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01H- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 24
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 71
- Latest grant
- 21 Oct 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
- Method and system for increasing the track-to-wheel friction of the wheels of a locomotive for motive power and decreasing the rolling resistance for trailing loads25US 4,230,045 AMorrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. · 1980
- Railcar track cleaning system17US 6,148,732 ACarolina Equipment & Supply Co., Inc. · 2000
- Method and apparatus for control of a rail contaminant cleaning system11US 6,276,281 B1General Electric Company · 2001
- Cleaning apparatus for overhead rails8US 3,935,610 A1976
- Rail cleaning method and apparatus8US 6,797,918 B1Laserthor Limited · 2004