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B61H 11/00

Applications or arrangements of braking or retarding apparatus not otherwise provided for; Combinations of apparatus of different kinds or types

Introduced: September 1968

Of 5 combined children, 4 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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  • B61H 11/005 CPC only CPC only
  • B61H 11/14 Combinations of different types of brakes, e.g. brake blocks acting on wheel-rim combined with disc brakes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B61H 11/16 Removable self-contained brake units 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