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GEN RAILWAY SIGNAL CO

Overview
  • Total Patents
    2,393
About

GEN RAILWAY SIGNAL CO has a total of 2,393 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1901. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Its main competitors in its focus markets transport, electrical machinery and energy and machines are FED SIGNAL COMPANY, UNVERRICHT EDUARD and UNION SWITCH & SIGNAL CO.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing GEN RAILWAY SIGNAL COs patent filings in countries
# Country Total Patents
#1 United States 1,570
#2 Canada 492
#3 United Kingdom 167
#4 France 106
#5 Germany 33
#6 Spain 13
#7 Belgium 5
#8 Switzerland 3
#9 Ireland 3
#10 Netherlands 1

Patent filings per year

Chart showing GEN RAILWAY SIGNAL COs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Howe Winthrop K 200
#2 Field Oscar S 140
#3 Bushnell Charles S 128
#4 Preston Neil D 117
#5 Wight Sedgwick N 109
#6 Hailes William D 68
#7 Judge Thomas J 66
#8 Reichard Wade H 55
#9 Leake Richard C 53
#10 Coley Nelson B 46

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US4407312A Fare collection system and components thereof
US4376442A Coin Assorter
US4372478A Fare collection system and components thereof
ES280795A1 Improvements in electromagnetic releases (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
GB936574A Improvements in and relating to locomotive control systems
US3046518A Ultrasonic vehicle detector system
US3054993A Posting and transfer system for display indicators
US3054984A Posting and transfer system for display indicators
GB964975A Improvements in control systems for railway locomotives or trains
GB954257A Remote control system for railway vehicles
GB925826A Improvements in and relating to traffic detecting systems
US3038991A Highway crossing protection system
GB933655A Track fullness detector system
GB908624A Car retarders for railroads
GB964974A Remote control system for railway locomotives or trains
US3086196A Pulsed ultrasonic detector
US3046522A Gate control system for automobile parking areas
US3060354A Means for latching armatures of electromagnetic devices
US3035128A Multiple contact devices
US3087140A Ultrasonic vehicle detection system