DIFF Main Group
B61G 3/00 Couplings comprising mating parts of similar shape or form which can be coupled without the use of any additional element or elements
Introduced: September 1968
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 7 subcodes exist in both systems.
Child Classifications
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- B61G 3/02 with interengaging movably-mounted hooks or links guided into alignment by a gathering device, e.g. "Dowty" type IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B61G 3/04 with coupling head having a guard arm on one side and a knuckle with angularly-disposed nose and tail portions pivoted to the other side thereof, the nose of the knuckle being the coupling part, and means to lock the knuckle in coupling position, e.g. "A.A.R." or "Janney" type IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B61G 3/10 with coupling heads in the form of hook-like interengaging rigid jaws, e.g. "Willison" type IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B61G 3/16 with coupling heads rigidly connected by rotatable hook plates or discs and balancing links, the coupling members forming a parallelogram, e.g. "Scharfenberg" type IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B61G 3/22 with coupling heads rigidly connected by locks consisting of pivoted latches IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B61G 3/28 with coupling heads rigidly connected by locks consisting of slidable pins IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B61G 3/30 with coupling heads rigidly connected by pins having locking noses which are brought into locking position by rotating the pins IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SIEMENS MOBILITY DE 2,749
- CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG COMPANY 2,215
- SIEMENS DE 1,941
- ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES FR 1,514
- BYD COMPANY 1,371
- CRRC CHANGCHUN RAILWAY VEHICLES COMPANY 1,205
- CRRC ZHUZHOU LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY 1,165
- CRRC TANGSHAN COMPANY 1,119
- BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION DE 1,001
- SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY 958
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SIEMENS MOBILITY DE 2,967
- SIEMENS DE 2,133
- ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES FR 1,691
- CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG COMPANY 1,100
- BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION DE 1,085
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 880
- BYD COMPANY 821
- KRRI KR 761
- HITACHI JP 752
- CRRC ZHUZHOU LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY 721