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E01B

PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS (derailing or rerailing blocks on track, track brakes or retarders B61K)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

E01B covers the design, construction, and maintenance of railway track structures (permanent way), including rails, sleepers, ballast, and fastening systems. It encompasses tools, machines, and equipment used for laying, assembling, aligning, and servicing railway tracks across all railway types and gauges. This classification includes machines for track grinding, welding, tamping, and ballast placement, as well as specialized apparatus for track inspection and repair. Related bridge and road construction work is classified separately under E01C and E01D respectively.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS

CPC: PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS (derailing or rerailing blocks on track, track brakes or retarders B61K)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS

CPC:

PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS (derailing or rerailing blocks on track, track brakes or retarders B61K)

Of 26 combined children, 21 exist in both systems.

5 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 5 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

17 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • E01B 15/00 Guards for preventing a person's foot being trapped in grooved rails IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • E01B 17/00 Cattle guards connected to the permanent way (grids in general for preventing cattle from straying A01K3/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • E01B 2205/00 Electrical insulation of railway track parts 2nd only CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class E01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINA RAILWAY SIYUAN SURVEY AND DESIGN GROUP COMPANY 2,096
  2. CHANG AN UNIVERSITY 1,878
  3. ROAD & BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 1,796
  4. CREEC (CHINA RAILWAY ERYUAN ENGINEERING GROUP) 1,493
  5. CHINA RAILWAY MAJOR BRIDGE ENGINEERING GROUP COMPANY 1,327
  6. CCCC FIRST HIGHWAY ENGINEERING GROUP COMPANY 1,133
  7. CCCC SECOND HARBOUR ENGINEERING COMPANY 1,029
  8. PLASSER & THEURER EXPORT VON BAHNBAUMASCHINEN AT 935
  9. TONGJI UNIVERSITY 899
  10. CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS US 868

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class E01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PLASSER & THEURER EXPORT VON BAHNBAUMASCHINEN AT 998
  2. CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS US 937
  3. CHINA RAILWAY SIYUAN SURVEY AND DESIGN GROUP COMPANY 869
  4. WIRTGEN DE 740
  5. CHINA RAILWAY MAJOR BRIDGE ENGINEERING GROUP COMPANY 685
  6. CHANG AN UNIVERSITY 615
  7. CREEC (CHINA RAILWAY ERYUAN ENGINEERING GROUP) 613
  8. SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY 562
  9. TONGJI UNIVERSITY 500
  10. ROAD & BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 491