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B61L 21/00

Station blocking between signal boxes in one yard

Introduced: September 1968

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.

Child Classifications

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  • B61L 21/02 Mechanical locking and release of the route; Repeat locks; Coupling of semaphores IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B61L 21/04 Electrical locking and release of the route; Electrical repeat locks IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B61L 21/08 Order transmission and reception arrangements for giving or withholding permission IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B61L 21/10 Arrangements for trains which are closely following one another 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