RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 1985

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: RAILWAYS
Subclass:: RAILWAY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Description

B61B covers railway systems and associated equipment that do not fit within more specific railway classifications. This subclass encompasses auxiliary systems, infrastructure components, and integrated railway arrangements not classified elsewhere in B61, such as rail-mounted structures, railway-based transportation networks, and supporting mechanical systems. It serves as a residual classification for railway technology that falls outside the scope of dedicated subclasses for locomotives (B61C), rolling stock (B61D), track construction (B61F), or signaling and safety systems (B61L). Applications include comprehensive railway system designs, specialized railway equipment, and integrated solutions combining multiple railway technologies.

Additional Content

Devices specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material

Related Keywords

CARRIER(S) as conveyers or conveyer partsCONVEYER(S) of railway typeRAILWAY(S),RAILROAD(S) systemsSAFETY devices for rope railwaysSIDINGSTRAMWAY systems

10 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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B61B 1/00 General arrangement of stations, platforms, or sidings; Railway networks; Rail-vehicle marshalling systems
B61B 10/00 Power-and-free systems
B61B 11/00 Ski-lift, sleigh-lift or like trackless systems with guided towing cables only
B61B 12/00 Component parts, details, or accessories for rope railways or power-and-free systems not provided for in groups
B61B 13/00 Other railway systems
B61B 15/00 Combinations of railway systems
B61B 3/00 Elevated railway systems with suspended vehicles
B61B 5/00 Elevated railway systems without suspended vehicles
B61B 7/00 Rope railway systems with suspended flexible tracks
B61B 9/00 Tramway or funicular systems with rigid track and cable traction

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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