B21D 53/26
Wheels or the like
Official title: wheels or the like
B21D53/26 (Wheels or the like) appears on 672 US grants and 403 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21D- Granted patents
- 672
- Published applications
- 403
- Assignees
- 344
- Inventors
- 1,110
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 9 |
| 2002 | 20 | 10 |
| 2003 | 19 | 17 |
| 2004 | 12 | 19 |
| 2005 | 11 | 13 |
| 2006 | 12 | 14 |
| 2007 | 7 | 20 |
| 2008 | 6 | 12 |
| 2009 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011 | 9 | 14 |
| 2012 | 11 | 16 |
| 2013 | 11 | 20 |
| 2014 | 13 | 12 |
| 2015 | 13 | 25 |
| 2016 | 15 | 18 |
| 2017 | 13 | 25 |
| 2018 | 13 | 19 |
| 2019 | 21 | 29 |
| 2020 | 22 | 30 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 |
| 2022 | 16 | 18 |
| 2023 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 15 | 10 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B21D 53/30Wheel rims173
- B21D 53/28Gear wheels165
- B21D 53/261Pulleys112
- B21D 53/264Wheels out of a single piece37
- B21D 53/34Brake drums29
- B21D 53/265Parts of wheels25
- B21D 53/32Wheel covers15
- B21D 53/267Blower wheels, i.e. wheels provided with fan elements12
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Recent patents
- Vehicle wheel rim, vehicle wheel including such a wheel rim and method for producing such a wheel rim and vehicle wheel25 Aug 2026US 12,715,242 B2Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
- Vehicle wheel rim, vehicle wheel including such a wheel rim and method for producing such a wheel rim and vehicle wheel25 Aug 2026US 12,715,243 B2Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
- Equipment and method for forming a front toothing on an inner ring of a wheel hub12 May 2026US 12,623,273 B2Aktiebolaget Skf
- Flow-forming machine and method for flow-forming31 Mar 2026US 12,589,426 B2Leifeld Metal Spinning AG
- Upgraded abutment bench11 Nov 2025US 12,465,970 B2Car Bench S.P.A.
- Equipment and method for forming a front toothing on an inner ring of a wheel hub23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208259 A1
- Method for Manufacturing a One-Piece Vehicle Wheel28 May 2026US 2026/0145223 A1KRONPRINZ Solingen GmbH
- Squealer band design for steel shell brake drums28 May 2026US 2026/0146657 A1Wheelnz LLC
- Radially inner annular element of a wheel hub provided with front toothing for transmitting torque11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282177 A1
- Wheel disc for vehicle wheels, method of manufacture and vehicle wheel22 May 2025US 2025/0162014 A1Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Means for making double groove pulleys55US 3,953,995 A1976
- Method of manufacturing a forged magnesium alloy55US 5,409,555 AMazda Motor Corporation · 1995
- Method of making poly-V pulleys and product48US 3,977,264 AAspro, Inc. · 1976
- Rotary forging and quenching apparatus and method48US 6,539,765 B22003
- Laminated wheel assembly45US 4,630,498 ABriggs & Stratton Corporation · 1986