A61G 5/042
Front wheel drive
Official title: {Front wheel drive}
A61G5/042 (Front wheel drive) appears on 192 US grants and 160 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61G- Granted patents
- 192
- Published applications
- 160
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 294
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 7 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 0 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 10 |
| 2008 | 7 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 12 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Elevated height wheelchair4 Aug 2026US 12,697,259 B2Pride Mobility Products Corporation
- System and methods for tagging accessibility features with a motorized mobile system3 Mar 2026US 12,566,441 B2Luci Mobility, Inc.
- Wheelchair suspension28 Oct 2025US 12,453,665 B2
- System and method for navigation support for a motorized mobile system19 Aug 2025US 12,393,205 B2Luci Mobility, Inc.
- System and method for ground detection for a motorized mobile system18 Feb 2025US 12,226,355 B1Luci Mobility, Inc.
- Electric Wheelchair17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272738 A1
- System and methods for tagging accessibility features with a motorized mobile system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227782 A1Luci Mobility, Inc.
- System and methods for navigation support for a motorized mobile system8 Jan 2026US 2026/0010171 A1Luci Mobility, Inc.
- Chair-drive interface assembly, wheelchair and/or drive20 Feb 2025US 2025/0057709 A1
- Elevated Height Wheelchair22 Aug 2024US 2024/0277540 A1Pride Mobility Products Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Combination wheelchair and walker apparatus219US 4,809,804 AFalcon Rehabilitation Products, Inc. · 1989
- Powered walker141US 4,802,542 AFalcon Rehabilitation Products, Inc. · 1989
- Curb-climbing power wheelchair139US 6,129,165 APride Mobility Products Corporation · 2000
- Anti-tip caster suspension for a wheelchair122US 6,543,798 B2Pride Mobility Products Corporation · 2003
- Suspension system for powered wheelchair120US 5,772,237 ATeftec Corporation · 1998