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IPC Main Group
B61L 21/00

Station blocking between signal boxes in one yard

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
RAILWAYS
Subclass:
GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B61L 21/02 Mechanical locking and release of the route; Repeat locks; Coupling of semaphores
  • B61L 21/04 Electrical locking and release of the route; Electrical repeat locks
  • B61L 21/06 Vehicle-on-line indication; Monitoring locking and release of the route
  • B61L 21/08 Order transmission and reception arrangements for giving or withholding permission
  • B61L 21/1 Arrangements for trains which are closely following one another

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