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IPC Subgroup
B61K 7/14

Sand or like tracks

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Railway stops fixed to permanent way; Track brakes or retarding apparatus fixed to permanent way; Sand tracks or the like > Sand or like tracks

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
RAILWAYS
Subclass:
AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR RAILWAYS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Related Keywords

safety of RAILWAY(S),RAILROAD(S) traffic sand tracks for RAILWAY(S),RAILROAD(S)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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