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GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
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Devices along the route controlled by interaction with the vehicle or vehicle train
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Electric devices associated with track
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actuated by variation of resistance or by piezo-electricity
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mechanically actuated by a part of the vehicle
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actuated by fluid-pressure
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actuated by deformation of rail actuated by vibration in rail
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actuated by electromagnetic radiation actuated by particle radiation
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Electric devices associated with overhead trolley wires
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Devices for indicating the passing of the end of the vehicle or vehicle train
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Devices for counting axles Devices for counting vehicles
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characterised by the error correction
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Detection devices
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Railway track circuits
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Use of current of indifferent sort or a combination of different current types
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Use of means on the vehicle for improving short circuit
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Use of additional conductors for examining leakages between rails
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Ground control device, radio communication apparatus, radio train c...
Patent number
12,319,328
Issue date
Jun 3, 2025
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Katsunori Tsuchida
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Method and device for detecting a derailed state of a rail vehicle
Patent number
12,319,324
Issue date
Jun 3, 2025
SIEMENS MOBILITY AUSTRIA GMBH
Christian Kitzmüller
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
System and method for virtual approach signal restriction upgrade
Patent number
12,311,988
Issue date
May 27, 2025
BNSF Railway Company
Scott D. Sapp
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
System and method for vehicle control based on detected wheel condi...
Patent number
12,311,986
Issue date
May 27, 2025
Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
David Michael Peltz
B61 - RAILWAYS
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System and method for railroad snapshot and playback
Patent number
12,311,987
Issue date
May 27, 2025
BNSF Railway Company
John Valentino
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Patent Grant
Maintenance management system and maintenance management ground system
Patent number
12,311,989
Issue date
May 27, 2025
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Hidetoshi Kitanaka
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Railway carriage with vehicle monitoring system and associated moni...
Patent number
12,304,537
Issue date
May 20, 2025
ALSTOM HOLDINGS
François Bardin
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Station time, grade time, stop time, and relay time testing device
Patent number
12,304,541
Issue date
May 20, 2025
New York City Transit Authority
Abdelaziz Saylani
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Grant
Hybrid communication system
Patent number
12,304,536
Issue date
May 20, 2025
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Charles L. Wolf
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Railway safety notification system and device with proportional war...
Patent number
12,304,538
Issue date
May 20, 2025
STC, Inc.
Brad Cross
G08 - SIGNALLING
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Relative velocity based train protection method and apparatus
Patent number
12,304,540
Issue date
May 20, 2025
Beijing Jiaotong University
Hongjie Liu
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Automated positive train control event data extraction and analysis...
Patent number
12,296,868
Issue date
May 13, 2025
BNSF Railway Company
Scott Alan Neal
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Automated tie marking
Patent number
12,296,874
Issue date
May 13, 2025
BNSF Railway Company
Michael James Brick
B61 - RAILWAYS
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System and method for traversing a non-moving rail switch using ele...
Patent number
12,291,249
Issue date
May 6, 2025
HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Andy Alexander Hilgers
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Travelling vehicle and travelling vehicle system
Patent number
12,286,144
Issue date
Apr 29, 2025
Murata Machinery, Ltd.
Yuji Shimizu
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Vehicle control system
Patent number
12,286,145
Issue date
Apr 29, 2025
Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
Ankit Mathur
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Synchronized control messages for starting and stopping independent...
Patent number
12,286,146
Issue date
Apr 29, 2025
PROGRESS RAIL LOCOMOTIVE INC.
John William Brand
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Traffic communication system, base station, vehicle, mobile station...
Patent number
12,286,143
Issue date
Apr 29, 2025
Kyocera Corporation
Takatoshi Yoshikawa
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Data collection system, auxiliary power supply, and monitoring device
Patent number
12,282,048
Issue date
Apr 22, 2025
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Tomohisa Maruyama
B61 - RAILWAYS
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System and method for monitoring the health of a damper for a rail...
Patent number
12,280,811
Issue date
Apr 22, 2025
Dellner Couplers AB
Per Strandberg
F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
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Method and system for data management in a means of transport
Patent number
12,275,443
Issue date
Apr 15, 2025
Siemens Mobility GmbH
Andreas Kirsch
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Monitoring system for monitoring a condition of an electric rail sy...
Patent number
12,269,519
Issue date
Apr 8, 2025
Aktiebolaget SKF
Tobias Roepke
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Systems and methods for efficiently switching railcars in a railroa...
Patent number
12,269,520
Issue date
Apr 8, 2025
BNSF Railway Company
Thomas C. Simmons
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Railcar sensor communication system
Patent number
12,273,669
Issue date
Apr 8, 2025
FREIGHTLUCID, LLC
Bharanikumar Ramasundaram
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Rail vehicle signal enforcement and separation control
Patent number
12,258,058
Issue date
Mar 25, 2025
METROM RAIL, LLC
Richard C. Carlson
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Patent Grant
Early warning protection system based on Beidou position automatic...
Patent number
12,258,054
Issue date
Mar 25, 2025
Casco Signal Ltd.
Jiqing Na
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Multi-channel communication between end of train device and head of...
Patent number
12,252,162
Issue date
Mar 18, 2025
SIEMENS MOBILITY, INC.
Mario Fernandes
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
System and method for virtual approach signal restriction upgrade
Patent number
12,252,163
Issue date
Mar 18, 2025
BNSF Railway Company
Scott D. Sapp
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Adaptive vehicle control system
Patent number
12,246,761
Issue date
Mar 11, 2025
Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
James D. Brooks
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
System and method for rail scanning using electromagnetic engines
Patent number
12,246,762
Issue date
Mar 11, 2025
HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Andy Alexander Hilgers
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Patents Applications
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Patent Application
INTERCONNECTION AND INTERCOMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUA...
Publication number
20250178654
Publication date
Jun 5, 2025
CASCO SIGNAL LTD.
Yajing ZHANG
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISENGAGING LOCOMOTIVES FROM AUTONOMOUS CON...
Publication number
20250178648
Publication date
Jun 5, 2025
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Keith Wesley Wait
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
Train Data Recorder and Event Notification Systems and Techniques
Publication number
20250171062
Publication date
May 29, 2025
Intramotev Inc.
Kenneth Huntington Vaughan
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
SPEED AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR RAIL VEHICLES
Publication number
20250171060
Publication date
May 29, 2025
STEWART & STEVENSON LLC
Jesse Goerlich
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
RAILCAR ACOUSTIC MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
Publication number
20250171063
Publication date
May 29, 2025
voestalpine SIGNALING USA Inc.
James R. Bilodeau
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
CAM FOLLOWER ASSEMBLY AND DRAGGING EQUIPMENT DETECTION SYSTEM INCLU...
Publication number
20250171064
Publication date
May 29, 2025
voestalpine SIGNALING Siershahn GmbH
Daniel KESSLER
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
Method & appatatus for autonomous train control system
Publication number
20250162625
Publication date
May 22, 2025
Nabil N. Ghaly
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
METHOD & APPARATUS FOR A TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM
Publication number
20250162627
Publication date
May 22, 2025
Nabil N. Ghaly
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
TRAIN OBSTACLE INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND DEVICE
Publication number
20250162624
Publication date
May 22, 2025
CASCO SIGNAL LTD.
Siyuan WANG
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
METHOD FOR MONITORING THE EQUIVALENT CONICITY OF A RAIL VEHICLE-RAI...
Publication number
20250153747
Publication date
May 15, 2025
Siemens Mobility GmbH
Robert Mertens
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING HYBRID TRAIN CONFIGURATIONS
Publication number
20250153749
Publication date
May 15, 2025
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Keith Wait
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
AUTONOMOUS SENSING SYSTEM FOR TRAIN
Publication number
20250153751
Publication date
May 15, 2025
CASCO SIGNAL LTD.
Yaodong JIANG
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
GAP BLOCKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AMUSEMENT PARK ATTRACTIONS
Publication number
20250145185
Publication date
May 8, 2025
Universal City Studios LLC
James Anthony Bertoncello
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Patent Application
METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANOMALIES ASSOCIATED WITH A RAILCAR WHEELSET...
Publication number
20250145188
Publication date
May 8, 2025
NVH Technology LLC.
Stephen T. BUCHANAN
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING LOCOMOTIVES WITHIN A CONSIST
Publication number
20250136157
Publication date
May 1, 2025
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Keith Wesley Wait
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
ARRESTER MONITOR AND RAILCAR INCLUDING THE SAME
Publication number
20250138058
Publication date
May 1, 2025
Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Keisuke TAKAHASHI
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE INTEGRITY OF A CONVOY OF VEHICLES AND COR...
Publication number
20250128684
Publication date
Apr 24, 2025
FAIVELEY TRANSPORT ITALIA S. p. A.
Angelo GRASSO
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Patent Application
Engine Health Monitoring System
Publication number
20250123183
Publication date
Apr 17, 2025
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Reddy POCHA SIVA SANKARA
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
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Patent Application
A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ABNORMAL BENDING IN RAIL...
Publication number
20250121863
Publication date
Apr 17, 2025
DMA S.r.l.
Cesare SANTANERA
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
RAILWAY VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A PANTOGRAPH AND WITH A CONTROL SYSTE...
Publication number
20250121688
Publication date
Apr 17, 2025
HITACHI RAIL STS S.P.A.
Salvatore Zazzaro
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Patent Application
Pulse signal multiplier for providing a secondary pulse signal from...
Publication number
20250119126
Publication date
Apr 10, 2025
Knick Elektronische Messgeräte GmbH & Co. KG
Joachim BAUMANN
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
PREDICTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL RAILWAY SYSTEM ANOMALIES
Publication number
20250108842
Publication date
Apr 3, 2025
Mohamed El-Gammal
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILROAD PERSONNEL SAFETY ASSURANCE
Publication number
20250100599
Publication date
Mar 27, 2025
BNSF Railway Company
Eric Peter Olsen
H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Patent Application
GAP BLOCKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AMUSEMENT PARK ATTRACTIONS
Publication number
20250100589
Publication date
Mar 27, 2025
Universal City Studios LLC
Maria Carlota Fontiveros Penso
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAIN TRACKING
Publication number
20250100597
Publication date
Mar 27, 2025
Siemens Mobility, Inc.
Monica McKenna
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF CONTROLLING A...
Publication number
20250100518
Publication date
Mar 27, 2025
DELLNER BUBENZER AB
Viktor PRIM
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Patent Application
COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING RAILWAY VEHICLE MOVEMEN...
Publication number
20250091625
Publication date
Mar 20, 2025
ALSTOM Holdings
Jeffrey FRIES
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Patent Application
OBSTACLE MONITORING SYSTEM, OBSTACLE MONITORING APPARATUS, OBSTACLE...
Publication number
20250091623
Publication date
Mar 20, 2025
NEC Corporation
Shingo YAMANOUCHI
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Patent Application
CYLINDER HEAD CRACK DETECTION SYSTEM
Publication number
20250093234
Publication date
Mar 20, 2025
Progress Rail Lomotive Inc.
Adarsh G. NAIR
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
WIRELESS LOCOMOTIVE EMERGENCY STOP SYSTEMS
Publication number
20250083723
Publication date
Mar 13, 2025
Cattron North America, Inc.
Richard Allen Evans
B61 - RAILWAYS