G01M 17/08
Railway vehicles
G01M17/08 (Railway vehicles) appears on 241 US grants and 297 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01M- Granted patents
- 241
- Published applications
- 297
- Assignees
- 172
- Inventors
- 775
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 16 |
| 2016 | 12 | 14 |
| 2017 | 19 | 35 |
| 2018 | 13 | 22 |
| 2019 | 21 | 24 |
| 2020 | 22 | 22 |
| 2021 | 8 | 18 |
| 2022 | 24 | 17 |
| 2023 | 7 | 16 |
| 2024 | 24 | 23 |
| 2025 | 20 | 28 |
| 2026 | 13 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Experimental system and method for simulating a gear transmission of an electric multiple unit under wheel-rail excitation15 Sep 2026US 12,736,439 B2Chongqing University
- Method and test arrangement for testing an air-conditioning unit25 Aug 2026US 12,715,263 B2Siemens Mobility GmbH
- Method and system for determining the energy consumption of a rail vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,715,490 B2Siemens Mobility GmbH
- Apparatuses, systems, and methods for monitoring moving vehicles23 Jun 2026US 12,662,176 B2Norfolk Southern Corporation & Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Vibration test bench for permanent maglev train23 Jun 2026US 12,663,342 B2Guorui Scientific Innovation Rare Earth Functional Materials (Ganzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Apparatuses, systems, and methods for monitoring moving vehicles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307693 A1Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Test method and system for high-speed impact of foreign object on rail vehicle component in low-temperature environment27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251533 A1Central South University
- Train test bench data acquisition system and data acquisition method9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194421 A1Meishan Crrc Brake Science & Technology Co., Ltd. I
- Sensor station and method for predicting vehicle malfunction9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194422 A1Autostore Technology AS
- System, method and apparatus for lading measurement in a rail car25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177412 A1BNSF Railway Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for detecting defective conditions in railway vehicle wheels and railtracks90US 5,433,111 AGeneral Electric Company · 1995
- Thermal imaging-based vehicle analysis78US 8,335,606 B2International Electronic Machines Corp. · 2012
- Rail vehicle identification and processing65US 8,140,250 B2International Electronics Machines Corporation · 2012
- Wayside rolling stock inspection62US 8,006,559 B2International Electronic Machines Corp. · 2011
- System for detection of defects in railroad car wheels54US 7,213,789 B12007