Systems and methods for traction
US-12528519-B2 · Jan 20, 2026 · US
Maintaining or augmenting the starting or braking power by auxiliary devices and measures; Preventing wheel slippage; Controlling distribution of tractive effort between driving wheels (propelling locomotives or motor railcars by special means B61C11/00; driving wheels with non-slipping devices B60B; brakes B61H; wetting or lubricating rails B61K)
Maintaining or augmenting the starting or braking power by auxiliary devices and measures; Preventing wheel slippage; Controlling distribution of tractive effort between driving wheels (propelling locomotives or motor railcars by special means B61C11/00; driving wheels with non-slipping devices B60B; brakes B61H; wetting or lubricating rails B61K) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
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Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B61C15/00 |
| Official title | Maintaining or augmenting the starting or braking power by auxiliary devices and measures; Preventing wheel slippage; Controlling distribution of tractive effort between driving wheels (propelling locomotives or motor railcars by special means B61C11/00; driving wheels with non-slipping devices B60B; brakes B61H; wetting or lubricating rails B61K) |
| Display label | Maintaining or augmenting the starting or braking power by auxiliary devices and measures; Preventing wheel slippage; Controlling distribution of tractive effort between driving wheels (propelling locomotives or motor railcars by special means B61C11/00; driving wheels with non-slipping devices B60B; brakes B61H; wetting or lubricating rails B61K) |
| Total patents | 30 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is stable.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Wireless locomotive emergency stop systems
US-2025083723-A1 · Mar 13, 2025 · US
Track-conditioning unit with device for rail drying
US-11970191-B2 · Apr 30, 2024 · US
Vehicle control system and method
US-2024025458-A1 · Jan 25, 2024 · US
Systems and methods for traction
US-2023182785-A1 · Jun 15, 2023 · US
Methods for assessing contamination and cleaning of a rail, in particular for a railway vehicle
US-11305795-B2 · Apr 19, 2022 · US
Method for compensating for a loss of traction of a rail vehicle
US-11285976-B2 · Mar 29, 2022 · US
Track-conditioning unit with device for rail drying
US-2021206399-A1 · Jul 8, 2021 · US
Method for compensating for a loss of traction of a rail vehicle
US-2020239038-A1 · Jul 30, 2020 · US
Vehicle control system
US-10696313-B2 · Jun 30, 2020 · US
Methods for assessing contamination and cleaning of a rail, in particular for a railway vehicle
US-2020101993-A1 · Apr 2, 2020 · US
Hybrid pneumatic regenerative system for railway vehicles
US-10363946-B2 · Jul 30, 2019 · US
Auxiliary power system for vehicle
US-2018306159-A1 · Oct 25, 2018 · US
Vehicle control system
US-2018222502-A1 · Aug 9, 2018 · US
Train control method for maximizing utilization of regenerative energy
US-10023071-B2 · Jul 17, 2018 · US
Hybrid Pneumatic Regenerative System for Railway Vehicles
US-2018154911-A1 · Jun 7, 2018 · US
System and method for controlling an engine air-fuel ratio
US-9863342-B2 · Jan 9, 2018 · US
Deployable decelerator
US-9809232-B2 · Nov 7, 2017 · US
Electric vehicle drive apparatus, method of driving an electric vehicle, and program
US-9616770-B2 · Apr 11, 2017 · US
System and method for controlling an engine air-fuel ratio
US-2017089278-A1 · Mar 30, 2017 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B61C15/00?
- CPC B61C15/00 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Maintaining or augmenting the starting or braking power by auxiliary devices and measures; Preventing wheel slippage; Controlling distribution of tractive effort between driving wheels (propelling locomotives or motor railcars by special means B61C11/00; driving wheels with non-slipping devices B60B; brakes B61H; wetting or lubricating rails B61K).”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B61C15/00 (Maintaining or augmenting the starting or braking power by auxiliary devices and measures; Preventing wheel slippage; Controlling distribution of tractive effort between driving wheels (propelling locomotives or motor railcars by special means B61C11/00; driving wheels with non-slipping devices B60B; brakes B61H; wetting or lubricating rails B61K))?
- Our database includes 30 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B61C15/00 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 1 in 2025 (latest complete years).