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E01B 29/16

Transporting, laying, removing, or replacing rails; Moving rails placed on sleepers in the track (E01B29/05 takes precedence; moving or tilting heavy loads in general B65G7/00)

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Laying, rebuilding, or taking-up tracks; Tools or machines therefor (E01B27/00, E01B31/00 take precedence) > Transporting, laying, removing, or replacing rails; Moving rails placed on sleepers in the track (E01B29/05 takes precedence; moving or tilting heavy loads in general B65G7/00)

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  • E01B 29/17 Lengths of rails assembled into strings, e.g. welded together
  • E01B 29/20 Moving rails placed on installed sleepers in the plane track
  • E01B 29/22 Raising rails from sleepers, e.g. for inserting sole-plates (lifting devices in general B66F)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PLASSER & THEURER EXPORT VON BAHNBAUMASCHINEN AT 998
  2. CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS US 937
  3. CHINA RAILWAY SIYUAN SURVEY AND DESIGN GROUP COMPANY 869
  4. WIRTGEN DE 740
  5. CHINA RAILWAY MAJOR BRIDGE ENGINEERING GROUP COMPANY 685
  6. CHANG AN UNIVERSITY 615
  7. CREEC (CHINA RAILWAY ERYUAN ENGINEERING GROUP) 613
  8. SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY 562
  9. TONGJI UNIVERSITY 500
  10. ROAD & BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 491