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Power supply lines for electric vehicles
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within B60M · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest B60M patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Simon Kalouche7 patents · 29 citations
- 296Susumu Tokura6 patents · 22 citations
- 392Eric J. Ruth4 patents · 20 citations
- 488Eisuke Takahashi12 patents · 5 citations
- 583Nobuhisa Yamaguchi11 patents · 5 citations
- 679Christopher A. Willey3 patents · 7 citations
- 775Zachary R. Carter3 patents · 7 citations
- 871Masaya Takahashi9 patents · 3 citations
- 967Igor Strashny8 patents · 1 citations
- 1063Bradley Bailey3 patents · 2 citations
- 1158Kenji Nishimura3 patents · 4 citations
- 1254Yusei Nakayashiki3 patents · 2 citations
- 1350Bruno Casali4 patents · 0 citations
- 1446Mitsuru Shibanuma7 patents · 0 citations
- 1542STRASHNY IGOR2 patents · 0 citations
- 1638Aaron Q. Neeley2 patents · 0 citations
- 1733Michael Rietmann2 patents · 0 citations
- 1829Alejandro Santana Armas1 patents · 1 citations
- 1925Daniel David Mcclymont1 patents · 1 citations
- 2021Gabor Gulics1 patents · 1 citations
- 2117Giles Barnwell1 patents · 1 citations
- 2213Kamalaraj Kannan1 patents · 1 citations
- 238Lyn David Jones1 patents · 1 citations
- 244Milica Dekic1 patents · 1 citations
- 251Valentin Gruffaz1 patents · 1 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained B60M output across the last 5 years
- 199Chad Dustin Tillman7 patents · 49 citations
- 296Steven J. Syracuse7 patents · 49 citations
- 392Simon Kalouche7 patents · 29 citations
- 488Paul White7 patents · 27 citations
- 583John Alford5 patents · 23 citations
- 679Peter Veiga5 patents · 23 citations
- 775Robert Czainski14 patents · 29 citations
- 871Ajith Kuttannair Kumar4 patents · 79 citations
- 967Susumu Tokura6 patents · 22 citations
- 1063Konrad Woronowicz9 patents · 15 citations
- 1158Eric J. Ruth4 patents · 20 citations
- 1254Bernd Maier6 patents · 10 citations
- 1350Hanan Rumbak3 patents · 12 citations
- 1446Hiroyuki Matsuo6 patents · 3 citations
- 1542Paul C. Burke3 patents · 8 citations
- 1638Tetsuro Sawai4 patents · 3 citations
- 1733Miguel A. Morales3 patents · 43 citations
- 1829Eisuke Takahashi12 patents · 5 citations
- 1925Nobuhisa Yamaguchi11 patents · 5 citations
- 2021Josef Schmidt4 patents · 4 citations
- 2117Christopher A. Willey3 patents · 7 citations
- 2213Zachary R. Carter3 patents · 7 citations
- 238Hayato Sumiya6 patents · 3 citations
- 244Masaya Takahashi9 patents · 3 citations
- 251Igor Strashny8 patents · 1 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in B60M
- 199Christopher P. Ricci22 patents · 264 citations
- 296Mats Leijon7 patents · 168 citations
- 392Josef Theurer8 patents · 134 citations
- 488Leopold R. Gruber8 patents · 134 citations
- 583Michael Walker7 patents · 124 citations
- 679Dale Hill6 patents · 116 citations
- 775Joshua Goldman6 patents · 116 citations
- 871John Horth6 patents · 116 citations
- 967Nicholas R. Musachio4 patents · 201 citations
- 1063Michael Steward Evans5 patents · 88 citations
- 1158Alleyne C. Howell, Jr.7 patents · 106 citations
- 1254Chad Dustin Tillman7 patents · 49 citations
- 1350Steven J. Syracuse7 patents · 49 citations
- 1446Donald D. Bruning6 patents · 70 citations
- 1542Alan E. Seddon5 patents · 109 citations
- 1638Vito Siciliano6 patents · 60 citations
- 1733Jürgen Meins5 patents · 85 citations
- 1829Jean-Luc Andre6 patents · 85 citations
- 1925Motonao Niizuma14 patents · 61 citations
- 2021Bertil Berggren3 patents · 124 citations
- 2117Daniel Cornic4 patents · 111 citations
- 2213Lars Gertmar3 patents · 118 citations
- 238Kurt Vollenwyder5 patents · 75 citations
- 244Hichirosai Oyobe4 patents · 94 citations
- 251Tetsuhiro Ishikawa4 patents · 94 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring B60M patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12322980B2✦ AIPower supply system2 cites · 202476% earned
- 296US12266916B2✦ AIApparatus and method for use in a power delivery system1 cites · 202467% earned
- 392US12325594B2✦ AIStorage systems and methods for robotic picking0 cites · 20240% earned
- 488US12583364B2System and method for supporting elevated power rails0 cites · 20240% earned
- 583US12304329B2Electrical architecture for battery powered machine0 cites · 20240% earned
- 679US12140620B2Electrical contact wear monitoring system0 cites · 20240% earned
- 775US12344283B2Greasing sleeve0 cites · 20240% earned
- 871US12286139B2Catenary arm fabrication and installation rail car consist for overhead catenary systems0 cites · 20240% earned
- 967US12431260B2High-velocity air-fuel coatings for conductor corrosion resistance0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1063US12456574B2Coil device0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1158US12496935B2Three-rail power supply system0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1254US12562599B2Contactless power feeder0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1350US12355262B2Contactless power transmission apparatus and adjustment method thereof0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1446US12394961B2Earth wire including composite core and encapsulation layer and method of use thereof0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1542US12591023B2Abnormality locating system0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1638US12403773B2Power supply apparatus0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1733US12545147B2Electrical road track module, system and method0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1829US12583492B2Transport cart system0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1925US12549035B2Contactless power feeding apparatus and contactless power feeding method0 cites · 20250% earned
- 2021US12522109B2Process and system for pole and conductor installation for charging while moving0 cites · 20240% earned
- 2117US12230964B2DC power supply device and railway substation incorporating it0 cites · 20240% earned
- 2213US12194868B2Vehicle with bearing-mounted pantograph support structure0 cites · 20240% earned
- 238US12463073B2Electric power supply apparatus for external devices of overhead hoist transport system us0 cites · 20240% earned
- 244US12525787B2Non-contact power supply system and transport system0 cites · 20250% earned
- 251US12515528B2High voltage interlock loop wire elimination system and method0 cites · 20250% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring B60M patents of the last 5 years
- 199US10940999B2✦ AIStorage systems and methods for robotic picking20 cites · 202176% earned
- 296US11610484B1✦ AIControl system for maintaining alignment of machine on a trolley assist5 cites · 202384% earned
- 392US11267366B2✦ AIIntegrated traction inverter DC busbar5 cites · 202184% earned
- 488US11724880B2Storage systems and methods for robotic picking4 cites · 202167% earned
- 583US12512660B2Power supply system2 cites · 202376% earned
- 679US11820630B2Electrical enclosure combined with lifting device support rails4 cites · 202182% earned
- 775US12015280B2Contactless power feeding facility2 cites · 202376% earned
- 871US12322980B2Power supply system2 cites · 202476% earned
- 967US11429758B1Automatic creation of models of overhead line structures4 cites · 202282% earned
- 1063US11874314B2Electrical contact wear monitoring system2 cites · 202367% earned
- 1158US11565609B1Low-profile catenary hanger2 cites · 202376% earned
- 1254US11505074B2Cord reel variable current thermal management and damage detection2 cites · 202158% earned
- 1350US11850952B2System for power feeding during traveling2 cites · 202276% earned
- 1446US12344118B2Charging management device, wireless charging system, server, and method for providing wir2 cites · 202267% earned
- 1542US12195065B2Method and device for dynamically adjusting train interval based on wide-area interlocking1 cites · 202367% earned
- 1638US11529890B2Vehicle sensor assembly and a sensor-mount assembly2 cites · 202176% earned
- 1733US11984735B2Dynamic wireless power transfer system1 cites · 202267% earned
- 1829US11148554B2Hanger for a suspended contact wire of a railway line and a power line comprising said han2 cites · 202176% earned
- 1925US11697351B2Method for controlling power transmitting device, method for detecting foreign object, and1 cites · 202244% earned
- 2021US12391149B2Relocatable base for elevated power rails and method of deployment1 cites · 202350% earned
- 2117US11858379B2Motion plug1 cites · 202167% earned
- 2213US12187139B2Trolley system1 cites · 202267% earned
- 238US12266916B2Apparatus and method for use in a power delivery system1 cites · 202467% earned
- 244US11984732B2Contactless electric power supply device2 cites · 202176% earned
- 251US12459387B2Charging system for electric bus and charging method using the same1 cites · 202167% earned
All-time canon
The defining B60M patents of the whole record
- 199US4190137A✦ AIApparatus for deicing of trolley wires261 cites · 198094% earned
- 296US8907222B2✦ AIAdjustable cover for conductors and insulators226 cites · 201494% earned
- 392US5595271A✦ AIElectric vehicle pick-up position control202 cites · 199794% earned
- 488US4061089APersonal rapid transit system153 cites · 197794% earned
- 583US4139071AElectrically operated vehicle and electrified roadway therefor128 cites · 197993% earned
- 679US5709291ADevice for contactless power supply to moving body98 cites · 199893% earned
- 775US6936947B1Turbo generator plant with a high voltage electric generator94 cites · 200581% earned
- 871US5045646AElectrical vehicle transportation system94 cites · 199193% earned
- 967US3955657AElectric traction transportation system with storage battery powered vehicles and fast rec93 cites · 197693% earned
- 1063US5464082AElectrical vehicle transportation system87 cites · 199593% earned
- 1158US4679672AOverhead electric traction system for railways81 cites · 198793% earned
- 1254US8008888B2Electrical powered vehicle and power feeding device for vehicle80 cites · 201085% earned
- 1350US4129203ARoadway vehicle78 cites · 197893% earned
- 1446US4731978AClosable bag and method and arrangement for aseptic filling thereof74 cites · 198893% earned
- 1542US8324858B2Charging stations for electric vehicles72 cites · 201080% earned
- 1638US7204192B2Apparatus, systems and methods for levitating and moving objects63 cites · 200388% earned
- 1733US8292052B2Power transfer system and method62 cites · 201192% earned
- 1829US6899036B2Apparatus, systems and methods for levitating and moving objects61 cites · 200392% earned
- 1925USRE29994EElectric traction transportation system with storage battery powered vehicles and fast rec60 cites · 197992% earned
- 2021US5930904ACatenary system measurement apparatus and method59 cites · 199992% earned
- 2117US5277285AElectrical vehicle transporation system57 cites · 199492% earned
- 2213US5960717AElectrical power supply and guidance assembly along a ground rail for a wheeled vehicle57 cites · 199992% earned
- 238US4587383AElectrically powered mobile apparatus and method with suspended power cable56 cites · 198692% earned
- 244US5469036AApparatus for feeding electricity to motor driving means of a movable body55 cites · 199592% earned
- 251US5346163APower supply regulation system for a railway55 cites · 199492% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest B60M patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199DAIFUKU KK12 patents · 140 citations
- 294IHI CORP25 patents · 87 citations
- 388NIMBLE ROBOTICS INC7 patents · 29 citations
- 482FURRER & FREY AG7 patents · 19 citations
- 576DENSO CORP15 patents · 7 citations
- 671CATERPILLAR INC12 patents · 7 citations
- 765CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING EQUIPMENT LLC5 patents · 1 citations
- 859ELONROAD AB4 patents · 4 citations
- 953MURATA MACHINERY LTD6 patents · 0 citations
- 1047HAWKER SIDDELEY SWITCHGEAR LTD2 patents · 1 citations
- 1141HERZOG RAILROAD SERVICES INC2 patents · 0 citations
- 1235CANTOPS CO LTD1 patents · 0 citations
- 1329INT TRUCK IP CO LLC1 patents · 0 citations
- 1424KIM WONNY1 patents · 0 citations
- 1518KOMATSU AMERICA CORP1 patents · 0 citations
- 1612PAKSHIMITRA POULTRY TECH PRIVATE LIMITED1 patents · 0 citations
- 176SECHERON SA1 patents · 0 citations
- 181TS CONDUCTOR CORP1 patents · 0 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained B60M output across the last 5 years
- 199NXP AERONAUTICS RES LLC7 patents · 49 citations
- 296DAIFUKU KK12 patents · 140 citations
- 392IHI CORP25 patents · 87 citations
- 488NIMBLE ROBOTICS INC7 patents · 29 citations
- 583BOMBARDIER TRANSP GMBH19 patents · 46 citations
- 679MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD7 patents · 59 citations
- 775MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP21 patents · 46 citations
- 871PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD15 patents · 18 citations
- 967WHITE PAUL F6 patents · 17 citations
- 1063Siemens Mobility GmbH6 patents · 17 citations
- 1158FURRER & FREY AG7 patents · 19 citations
- 1254ALFORD JOHN4 patents · 13 citations
- 1350VOLVO TRUCK CORP8 patents · 11 citations
- 1446HITACHI LTD4 patents · 59 citations
- 1542CONDUCTIX WAMPFLER GMBH7 patents · 22 citations
- 1638ELECTRIC ROAD LTD3 patents · 12 citations
- 1733DENSO CORP15 patents · 7 citations
- 1829CATERPILLAR INC12 patents · 7 citations
- 1925FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 patents · 11 citations
- 2021GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC2 patents · 21 citations
- 2117MORALES MIGUEL ANGEL2 patents · 43 citations
- 2213CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING EQUIPMENT LLC5 patents · 1 citations
- 238ELONROAD AB4 patents · 4 citations
- 244ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE2 patents · 7 citations
- 251UNIV SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG4 patents · 3 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in B60M
- 199NIO USA INC19 patents · 216 citations
- 296ABB AB7 patents · 168 citations
- 392PLASSER BAHNBAUMASCH FRANZ8 patents · 134 citations
- 488MUSACHIO NICHOLAS R4 patents · 201 citations
- 583EVANS MICHAEL STEWARD5 patents · 88 citations
- 679PROTERRA INC13 patents · 102 citations
- 775SIEMENS AG21 patents · 160 citations
- 871NXP AERONAUTICS RES LLC7 patents · 49 citations
- 967NISSAN MOTOR10 patents · 110 citations
- 1063DAIFUKU KK12 patents · 140 citations
- 1158IHI CORP25 patents · 87 citations
- 1254BICC PLC5 patents · 107 citations
- 1350BRUNING DONALD D5 patents · 60 citations
- 1446KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD4 patents · 99 citations
- 1542HOWELL ALLEYNE C JUN4 patents · 76 citations
- 1638ALSTOM TRANSP TECH24 patents · 59 citations
- 1733ALSTOM4 patents · 120 citations
- 1829NIMBLE ROBOTICS INC7 patents · 29 citations
- 1925BOMBARDIER TRANSP GMBH19 patents · 46 citations
- 2021HUBBELL INC HARVEY4 patents · 53 citations
- 2117ASPLUND GUNNAR10 patents · 51 citations
- 2213MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD7 patents · 59 citations
- 238MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP21 patents · 46 citations
- 244ANSALDO TRASPORTI SPA4 patents · 42 citations
- 251ALUSUISSE4 patents · 47 citations
90–99 field-defining50–89 strong<50 emergingearned by citationsfrom family breadth