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DIFF Subgroup
B61C 9/28

Transmission systems in or for locomotives or motor railcars with rotary prime movers, e.g. turbines

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of transmission system used; Transmission systems specially adapted for locomotives or motor railcars > Transmission systems in or for locomotives or motor railcars with rotary prime movers, e.g. turbines

CPC:

Locomotives or motor railcars characterised by the type of transmission system used; Transmission systems specially adapted for locomotives or motor railcars (machine elements F16) > Transmission systems in or for locomotives or motor railcars with rotary prime movers, e.g. turbines

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B61C 9/34 hydraulic, including combinations with mechanical gearing IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B61C 9/36 electric (B61C9/38 takes precedence) 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