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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 counting methods
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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 additional conductors for examining leakages between rails
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Use of alternating current
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Safety arrangements for preventing or indicating malfunction of the device
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Control device, electrical railway vehicle, and control method
Patent number
12,365,371
Issue date
Jul 22, 2025
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Yuki Yoshida
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Patent Grant
Train monitoring device, generation device, and event detection def...
Patent number
12,365,372
Issue date
Jul 22, 2025
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Taizo Kojima
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Computing system and method for operating a computing system
Patent number
12,358,542
Issue date
Jul 15, 2025
Siemens Mobility GmbH
Frank Aust
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Time-space network based multi-objective systems and methods for op...
Patent number
12,358,543
Issue date
Jul 15, 2025
BNSF Railway Company
Avnish Kishor Malde
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Coupling between moving cars of a transportation system
Patent number
12,351,216
Issue date
Jul 8, 2025
DIRECTRAINS LTD.
Alberto Rodrigo Mandler
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Discharge gate sensing method, system and assembly
Patent number
12,351,218
Issue date
Jul 8, 2025
Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
Justin M. Lidgett
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Method for identification of car order on a train and control devic...
Patent number
12,351,221
Issue date
Jul 8, 2025
Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
Imre Busznyak
B61 - RAILWAYS
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System and method for virtual approach signal restriction upgrade
Patent number
12,351,219
Issue date
Jul 8, 2025
BNSF Railway Company
Scott D. Sapp
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Vehicle system with second power source
Patent number
12,351,217
Issue date
Jul 8, 2025
Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
Carl L. Haas
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Broken rail detector
Patent number
12,351,220
Issue date
Jul 8, 2025
Athena Industrial Technologies Inc.
Paul D. Gies
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
System for determining a wheel-rail adhesion value for a railway ve...
Patent number
12,345,639
Issue date
Jul 1, 2025
FAIVELEY TRANSPORT ITALIA S. p. A.
Matteo Frea
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Techniques and associated systems and methods for determining train...
Patent number
12,344,292
Issue date
Jul 1, 2025
Humatics Corporation
Joshua Senna
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Permanent-magnet magnetic levitation rail transit control system ba...
Patent number
12,344,295
Issue date
Jul 1, 2025
JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Kuangang Fan
E01 - CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
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Method and device for controlling a rail vehicle
Patent number
12,344,290
Issue date
Jul 1, 2025
Siemens Mobility GmbH
Georg Lohneis
G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
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System and method for monitoring failure of trains inside tunnels
Patent number
12,344,291
Issue date
Jul 1, 2025
Siemens Mobility, Inc.
Harsh Piparsaniya
G08 - SIGNALLING
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Device, system and method for monitoring conditions on a railway track
Patent number
12,337,882
Issue date
Jun 24, 2025
HISWAY LABS (PTY) LTD
Franz Antony Struwig
B61 - RAILWAYS
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End of train device with integrated antenna
Patent number
12,330,698
Issue date
Jun 17, 2025
Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
Padam Dhoj Swar
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Monitoring system of a railroad axle and peripherals
Patent number
12,330,699
Issue date
Jun 17, 2025
Vallourec Tubos do Brasil Ltda.
Ronaldo De Faria Antunes
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Digital train determination assistant
Patent number
12,330,700
Issue date
Jun 17, 2025
Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
Balazs Liktor
H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Data processing for infrastructural monitoring
Patent number
12,330,702
Issue date
Jun 17, 2025
KONUX GMBH
Ole Vorren
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Predictive control system visualization for automatic train operation
Patent number
12,325,457
Issue date
Jun 10, 2025
Progress Rail Services Corporation
Colby Smith Bradley
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Transport apparatus
Patent number
12,327,745
Issue date
Jun 10, 2025
Semes Co., Ltd.
Jae Ik Cho
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Patent Grant
Propulsion controller and method of controlling filter capacitor vo...
Patent number
12,328,084
Issue date
Jun 10, 2025
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Atsushi Oka
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Systems and methods for detecting brake system anomalies
Patent number
12,325,456
Issue date
Jun 10, 2025
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
James A. Oswald
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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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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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
Patents Applications
last 30 patents
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Patent Application
FUEL CONSUMPTION SYSTEM FOR LOCOMOTIVE
Publication number
20250236322
Publication date
Jul 24, 2025
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Sammy AKIF
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZING THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF A RAIL VEHICLE
Publication number
20250236321
Publication date
Jul 24, 2025
HITACHI RAIL STS S.P.A.
Luigi FRATELLI
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM AND CARBORNE CONTROLLER INCLUDING COMMUNICATIO...
Publication number
20250236320
Publication date
Jul 24, 2025
Siemens Mobility, Inc.
Yann Bruere
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY SWITCHING RAILCARS IN A RAILROA...
Publication number
20250236323
Publication date
Jul 24, 2025
BNSF Railway Company
Thomas Clark Simmons
B61 - RAILWAYS
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BROKEN RAIL DETECTOR
Publication number
20250229814
Publication date
Jul 17, 2025
Athena Industrial Technologies Inc.
Paul D. Gies
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
DEVICE FOR TESTING CAB SIGNALING SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF
Publication number
20250229813
Publication date
Jul 17, 2025
Otto Freiberg
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
WIRELESS VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Publication number
20250222964
Publication date
Jul 10, 2025
Arup Ventures Limited
Kenneth Garmson
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
MULTI-CARRIAGE VEHICLE BOARDING RECOMMENDATIONS
Publication number
20250214632
Publication date
Jul 3, 2025
DISH Network Technologies India Private Limited
Dileep Puramana
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL APPROACH SIGNAL RESTRICTION UPGRADE
Publication number
20250214633
Publication date
Jul 3, 2025
BNSF Railway Company
Scott D. Sapp
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Application
ELECTRONIC BRAKING INDICATION SYSTEM FOR AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE, PART...
Publication number
20250206360
Publication date
Jun 26, 2025
FAIVELEY TRANSPORT ITALIA S. p. A.
Matteo Frea
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Patent Application
Train control system and control method based on resource management
Publication number
20250206361
Publication date
Jun 26, 2025
CASCO SIGNAL LTD.
Liang PAN
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
SLIP/SKID DISCRIMINATION DEVICE, BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND SLIP/SKI...
Publication number
20250196825
Publication date
Jun 19, 2025
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Etsuji MATSUYAMA
B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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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
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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
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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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Engine Health Monitoring System
Publication number
20250123183
Publication date
Apr 17, 2025
Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
Reddy POCHA SIVA SANKARA
G01 - MEASURING TESTING