DIFF Main Group
B61L 27/00 Central railway traffic control systems; Trackside control; Communication systems specially adapted therefor
Introduced: September 1968
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 9 subcodes exist in both systems.
Child Classifications
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- B61L 27/04 Automatic systems, e.g. controlled by train; Change-over to manual control IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B61L 27/20 Trackside control of safe travel of vehicle or train, e.g. braking curve calculation since 2022 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B61L 27/30 Trackside multiple control systems, e.g. switch-over between different systems since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B61L 27/40 Handling position reports or trackside vehicle data since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B61L 27/50 Trackside diagnosis or maintenance, e.g. software upgrades since 2022 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