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B61C 1/00

Steam locomotives or railcars (engines F01; characterised by power transmissions B61C9/00; boilers F22B)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Steam locomotives or railcars

CPC: Steam locomotives or railcars (engines F01; characterised by power transmissions B61C9/00; boilers F22B)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Steam locomotives or railcars

CPC:

Steam locomotives or railcars (engines F01; characterised by power transmissions B61C9/00; boilers F22B)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 7 subcodes exist in both systems.

3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B61C 1/02 of articulated construction; with two or more engines (appliances of booster engines B61C15/02) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B61C 1/04 with steam accumulators (steam accumulators F01K) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B61C 1/06 Streamlining (of coachwork B61D) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B61C 1/08 Arrangement or disposition of combustion apparatus or accessories therefor IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B61C 1/10 Arrangement or disposition of steam generators IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B61C 1/12 Arrangement or disposition of condensers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B61C 1/14 Arrangement or disposition of exhaust apparatus IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SIEMENS MOBILITY DE 2,749
  2. CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG COMPANY 2,215
  3. SIEMENS DE 1,941
  4. ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES FR 1,514
  5. BYD COMPANY 1,371
  6. CRRC CHANGCHUN RAILWAY VEHICLES COMPANY 1,205
  7. CRRC ZHUZHOU LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY 1,165
  8. CRRC TANGSHAN COMPANY 1,119
  9. BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION DE 1,001
  10. SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY 958

Top Applicants (CPC)

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