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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)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by their application to special systems or purposes

CPC: 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)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by their application to special systems or purposes

CPC:

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)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.

3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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