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B61C 13/00

Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by their application to special systems or purposes (B61C11/00 takes precedence; self-propelled scaffold cars, break-down cranes, inspection trolleys B61D15/00; general design of track recording vehicles B61K9/00)

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  • B61C 13/02 for towing or transporting ships or for like special purposes
  • B61C 13/04 for elevated railways with rigid rails (B61C13/08 takes precedence)
  • B61C 13/06 for railways with suspended flexible tracks, i.e. rope railways
  • B61C 13/08 for saddle or like balanced type railways

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B61, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SIEMENS MOBILITY DE 2,967
  2. SIEMENS DE 2,133
  3. ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES FR 1,691
  4. CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG COMPANY 1,100
  5. BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION DE 1,085
  6. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 880
  7. BYD COMPANY 821
  8. KRRI KR 761
  9. HITACHI JP 752
  10. CRRC ZHUZHOU LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY 721