BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD has a total of 957 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1959. It filed its patents most often in United Kingdom, France and Germany. Its main competitors in its focus markets transport, civil engineering and electrical machinery and energy are DEUTSCHE BUNDESBAHN, MANSFIELD GEORGE L and SMITH ALBERT JAMES.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
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#1 | United Kingdom | 204 | |
#2 | France | 97 | |
#3 | Germany | 84 | |
#4 | United States | 73 | |
#5 | Canada | 68 | |
#6 | South Africa | 61 | |
#7 | Switzerland | 59 | |
#8 | Australia | 54 | |
#9 | Italy | 42 | |
#10 | Austria | 40 | |
#11 | Sweden | 39 | |
#12 | Belgium | 22 | |
#13 | Spain | 21 | |
#14 | Japan | 14 | |
#15 | Israel | 9 | |
#16 | Netherlands | 7 | |
#17 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 7 | |
#18 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 6 | |
#19 | Brazil | 5 | |
#20 | India | 5 | |
#21 | Denmark | 4 | |
#22 | Norway | 4 | |
#23 | Hong Kong | 3 | |
#24 | New Zealand | 3 | |
#25 | Argentina | 2 | |
#26 | Egypt | 2 | |
#27 | Finland | 2 | |
#28 | Ireland | 2 | |
#29 | Kenya | 2 | |
#30 | Republic of Korea | 2 | |
#31 | Mexico | 2 | |
#32 | Malaysia | 2 | |
#33 | Portugal | 2 | |
#34 | USSR (Union of Socialist Soviet Republics) | 2 | |
#35 | Zambia | 2 | |
#36 | Luxembourg | 1 | |
#37 | Morocco | 1 | |
#38 | Malawi | 1 | |
#39 | Singapore | 1 |
# | Industry | |
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#1 | Transport | |
#2 | Civil engineering | |
#3 | Electrical machinery and energy | |
#4 | Environmental technology | |
#5 | Materials and metallurgy | |
#6 | Measurement |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Waters John Murray | 18 |
#2 | Birkin M | 15 |
#3 | Birkin Michael S | 15 |
#4 | Birkin Michael Sambrook | 15 |
#5 | Tustin Arnold | 14 |
#6 | Birkin M S | 13 |
#7 | Sutton Malcolm Stuart | 13 |
#8 | Linder Derek | 12 |
#9 | Ogilvy Harry Heggie | 11 |
#10 | Illingworth Robert | 11 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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GB9611017D0 | Apparatus and method for monitoring the operation of electrically driven machinery | |
GB9410811D0 | Improvements relating to railway signalling systems | |
GB9324420D0 | Rail cleaning unit | |
AU5569694A | Methods of railway track maintenance | |
GB9301673D0 | Noise attenuating system for railway vehicles | |
GB9211901D0 | Methods of railway track maintenance | |
GB9127459D0 | Track occupation warning system | |
GB9019110D0 | Improvements in or relating to cleaning devices | |
GB9019105D0 | Improvements in or relating to material laying devices | |
GB9003562D0 | Improvements relating to railway track maintenance | |
GB8926060D0 | Improvements in railway signalling system | |
GB8926059D0 | Improvements in railway signalling systems | |
GB8919329D0 | Improvements relating to railway track | |
GB8908078D0 | Improvements in railway signalling systems | |
GB8804971D0 | Pneumatic transfer of particulate material | |
GB8718552D0 | Track to train communications systems | |
GB8718550D0 | Pneumatic transfer of particulate material | |
GB8706591D0 | A railway switch | |
GB8705392D0 | Sand boxes | |
GB8704696D0 | Determination of water in oil |