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PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING
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Railways
B61L
GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
B61L1/00
Devices along the route controlled by interaction with the vehicle or vehicle train
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B61L1/187
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last 30 patents
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Patent Grant
Broken rail detector
Patent number
11,975,750
Issue date
May 7, 2024
Athena Industrial Technologies Inc.
Paul D. Gies
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
Track circuit with continued distance monitoring and broken rail pr...
Patent number
11,866,076
Issue date
Jan 9, 2024
SIEMENS MOBILITY, INC.
Holger Schmidt
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
Grade crossing control system
Patent number
11,827,260
Issue date
Nov 28, 2023
SIEMENS MOBILITY, INC.
Mark Corbo
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
System and method for detecting a break in a railway track
Patent number
11,130,509
Issue date
Sep 28, 2021
RUMO SA
Márcio do Nascimento Machado
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
Rail fracture detection device
Patent number
10,946,879
Issue date
Mar 16, 2021
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Masashi Asuka
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
System and method for detecting the presence of a train on a railwa...
Patent number
10,773,738
Issue date
Sep 15, 2020
ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
Giovanni Lanteri
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Railroad track circuit for determining the occupancy status of a po...
Patent number
10,427,700
Issue date
Oct 1, 2019
ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
Nicholas Nagrodsky
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Track circuit mechanical joint integrity checker
Patent number
10,093,329
Issue date
Oct 9, 2018
Pier Alessandro Aisa
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
Railroad track circuits
Patent number
10,029,717
Issue date
Jul 24, 2018
Vossloh Signaling USA, Inc.
John Cippollone
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
Track circuit power supply vital monitor
Patent number
9,821,823
Issue date
Nov 21, 2017
ALSTOM Transport Technologies
Pier Alessandro Aisa
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
Systems and methods for determining whether a transportation track...
Patent number
9,290,190
Issue date
Mar 22, 2016
Jeffrey Koval
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
Wireless and/or wired frequency programmable termination shunts
Patent number
9,248,848
Issue date
Feb 2, 2016
Siemens Industry, Inc.
Brian Hogan
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
Device for detecting the occupied or available status of a track se...
Patent number
9,139,211
Issue date
Sep 22, 2015
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Gerald Lude
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
Method for detecting the extent of clear, intact track near a railw...
Patent number
9,102,341
Issue date
Aug 11, 2015
Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
Jerome J. Malone
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Devices for detecting the occupied state or the free state of a tra...
Patent number
8,613,410
Issue date
Dec 24, 2013
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Peer Bohlmann
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Train detector and train security device for dual gauge track circuit
Patent number
8,505,855
Issue date
Aug 13, 2013
Hitachi, Ltd.
Kenji Kikuchi
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
Track circuit
Patent number
8,387,925
Issue date
Mar 5, 2013
Alstom Ferroviaria S.p.A
Pier Alessandro Aisa
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
Foreign track current suppression system and method
Patent number
8,376,286
Issue date
Feb 19, 2013
General Electric Company
Larry J. Anderson
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Digital train system for automatically detecting trains approaching...
Patent number
7,254,467
Issue date
Aug 7, 2007
General Electric Company
Jeff Fries
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
Railway track circuits
Patent number
5,470,034
Issue date
Nov 28, 1995
Westinghouse Brake & Signal Holding Ltd.
Malcolm Reeves
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Railway track circuits
Patent number
5,330,135
Issue date
Jul 19, 1994
Westinghouse Brake and Signal Holdings Ltd.
Richard J. Roberts
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Device for the protection of track relays from electrical disturbances
Patent number
5,094,413
Issue date
Mar 10, 1992
Bailey Esacontrol S.p.A.
Paolo Ripamonti
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Combination frequency loop coupling for railway track signalling
Patent number
4,878,638
Issue date
Nov 7, 1989
General Signal Corporation
James R. Hoelscher
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for identifying the components of a signal
Patent number
4,777,605
Issue date
Oct 11, 1988
Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Limited
Simon D. J. Pilkington
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Patent Grant
Fail-safe voltage-limiting circuit for an audio frequency overlay t...
Patent number
4,645,148
Issue date
Feb 24, 1987
American Standard Inc.
Dick J. Kolkman
H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
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Patent Grant
Track circuit for AC electrified railways
Patent number
4,622,522
Issue date
Nov 11, 1986
Compagne de Signaux et d'Entreprises Electriques
Gilbert Alt
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Device for detecting the unbalance between the two fractions of the...
Patent number
4,575,031
Issue date
Mar 11, 1986
Sasib S.p.A.
Antonio Lazzari
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Vital track circuit wheel detector
Patent number
4,570,882
Issue date
Feb 18, 1986
General Signal Corporation
Klaus H. Frielinghaus
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Vital solid state relay for railroad alternating current track circ...
Patent number
4,535,959
Issue date
Aug 20, 1985
American Standard Inc.
Heinz Gilcher
B61 - RAILWAYS
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Patent Grant
Coupling for inducing a current in the rails of a railroad track
Patent number
4,449,685
Issue date
May 22, 1984
Jeumont Schneider Corporation
Jean P. Salmon
B61 - RAILWAYS
Patents Applications
last 30 patents
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Patent Application
BROKEN RAIL DETECTOR
Publication number
20240278815
Publication date
Aug 22, 2024
Athena Industrial Technologies Inc.
Paul D. Gies
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CONDITIONS ON A RAILWAY TRACK
Publication number
20220111878
Publication date
Apr 14, 2022
HISWAY LABS (PTY) LTD
Franz Antony STRUWIG
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
TRACK CIRCUIT WITH CONTINUED DISTANCE MONITORING AND BROKEN RAIL PR...
Publication number
20210139059
Publication date
May 13, 2021
Siemens Industry, Inc.
Holger Schmidt
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
GRADE CROSSING CONTROL SYSTEM
Publication number
20210053598
Publication date
Feb 25, 2021
Siemens Mobility, Inc.
Mark Corbo
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A BREAK IN A RAILWAY TRACK
Publication number
20190193762
Publication date
Jun 27, 2019
Rumo Logística Operadora Multimodal S.A.
Márcio do Nascimento Machado
G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information
Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A TRAIN ON A RAILWA...
Publication number
20180281830
Publication date
Oct 4, 2018
ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
Giovanni LANTERI
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
TRAIN DIRECTION DETECTION VIA TRACK CIRCUITS
Publication number
20140319286
Publication date
Oct 30, 2014
BRIAN HOGAN
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
VARIABLE FREQUENCY TRAIN DETECTION
Publication number
20140319285
Publication date
Oct 30, 2014
BRIAN HOGAN
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
WIRELESS AND/OR WIRED FREQUENCY PROGRAMMABLE TERMINATION SHUNTS
Publication number
20140263858
Publication date
Sep 18, 2014
BRIAN HOGAN
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE OCCUPIED OR AVAILABLE STATUS OF A TRACK SE...
Publication number
20140014783
Publication date
Jan 16, 2014
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Gerald Lude
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
METHOD FOR DETECTING THE EXTENT OF CLEAR, INTACT TRACK NEAR A RAILW...
Publication number
20130334373
Publication date
Dec 19, 2013
Jerome J. Malone
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
DEVICES FOR DETECTING THE OCCUPIED STATE OR THE FREE STATE OF A TRA...
Publication number
20110315828
Publication date
Dec 29, 2011
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Peer Bohlmann
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
FOREIGN TRACK CURRENT SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND METHOD
Publication number
20110309205
Publication date
Dec 22, 2011
Larry J. Anderson
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
INDUCTIVE LOOP PRESENCE DETECTOR
Publication number
20110251809
Publication date
Oct 13, 2011
AAA Sales & Engineering, Inc.
Wayne E. Stollenwerk
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
TRAIN DETECTOR AND TRAIN SECURITY DEVICE FOR DUAL GAUGE TRACK CIRCUIT
Publication number
20110174934
Publication date
Jul 21, 2011
Hitachi, Ltd.
Kenji KIKUCHI
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
Track circuit
Publication number
20110147535
Publication date
Jun 23, 2011
ALSTOM FERROVIARIA SPA
Pier Alessandro Aisa
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A TRANSPORTATION TRACK...
Publication number
20100025545
Publication date
Feb 4, 2010
Jeffrey Koval
B61 - RAILWAYS
Information
Patent Application
Digital train system for automatically detecting trains approaching...
Publication number
20040181321
Publication date
Sep 16, 2004
General Electric Company
Jeff Fries
B61 - RAILWAYS