Bnsf Railway Co patents

Bnsf Railway Co holds 391 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents391
Recent patents243
First publicationJan 27, 2015
Latest publicationApr 2, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20152
20164
20172
20189
20197
202012
202137
202246
202368
202493
202594
202617
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
20152
20164
20172
20189
20197
202012
202137
202246
202368
202493
202594
202617

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Bnsf Railway Co have in patentsdb?
Bnsf Railway Co is linked to 391 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Bnsf Railway Co patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Operations & Transport (283); Physics (253); Electricity (70).
Is Bnsf Railway Co's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 93 in 2024 and 94 in 2025 (higher year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Bnsf Railway Co?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.