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B61C 11/00

Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of means applying the tractive effort; Arrangement or disposition of running gear other than normal driving wheel (constructions wheels B60B)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of means applying the tractive effort; Arrangement or disposition of running gear other than normal driving wheels

CPC: Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of means applying the tractive effort; Arrangement or disposition of running gear other than normal driving wheel (constructions wheels B60B)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of means applying the tractive effort; Arrangement or disposition of running gear other than normal driving wheels

CPC:

Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of means applying the tractive effort; Arrangement or disposition of running gear other than normal driving wheel (constructions wheels B60B)

Of 4 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B61C 11/005 CPC only CPC only
  • B61C 11/02 tractive effort applied to cables or chains IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B61C 11/04 tractive effort applied to racks IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B61C 11/06 tractive effort applied or supplied by aerodynamic force or fluid reaction, e.g. air-screws and jet or rocket propulsion 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