Y02T 30/00
Transportation of goods or passengers via railways
Official title: Transportation of goods or passengers via railways, e.g. energy recovery or reducing air resistance
Y02T30/00 (Transportation of goods or passengers via railways) appears on 1,178 US grants and 1,125 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02T- Granted patents
- 1,178
- Published applications
- 1,125
- Assignees
- 539
- Inventors
- 2,481
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 5 |
| 2002 | 15 | 13 |
| 2003 | 5 | 10 |
| 2004 | 14 | 23 |
| 2005 | 11 | 30 |
| 2006 | 14 | 31 |
| 2007 | 12 | 17 |
| 2008 | 12 | 24 |
| 2009 | 14 | 28 |
| 2010 | 17 | 44 |
| 2011 | 25 | 45 |
| 2012 | 29 | 51 |
| 2013 | 45 | 63 |
| 2014 | 62 | 74 |
| 2015 | 64 | 66 |
| 2016 | 46 | 64 |
| 2017 | 54 | 45 |
| 2018 | 41 | 65 |
| 2019 | 49 | 73 |
| 2020 | 52 | 85 |
| 2021 | 58 | 75 |
| 2022 | 67 | 68 |
| 2023 | 57 | 54 |
| 2024 | 55 | 48 |
| 2025 | 42 | 13 |
| 2026 | 21 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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