B21K 1/38
Rims
Official title: rims; tyres
B21K1/38 (Rims) appears on 36 US grants and 32 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21K- Granted patents
- 36
- Published applications
- 32
- Assignees
- 30
- Inventors
- 86
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and system for processing aluminum alloy rims using rim serial numbers16 Jun 2026US 12,657,549 B2House of Metals Company Limited
- Method for manufacturing a one-piece wheel by forging and a one-piece wheel manufactured thereby7 Jan 2025US 12,187,073 B2Hands Corporation Ltd.
- Method of manufacturing of forged aluminum wheel15 Oct 2024US 12,115,575 B2St Enter Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle wheel having a hammer-debossed texture23 Jul 2024US 12,043,058 B2Volvo Car Corporation
- Method for manufacturing special vehicle wheels with 7000 series aluminum alloy14 May 2024US 11,981,985 B2CITIC Dicastal Co., Ltd.
- Method and system for processing aluminum alloy rims using rim serial numbers10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268270 A1House of Metals Company Limited
- Method and system for processing aluminum alloy rims using rim serial numbers18 Jan 2024US 2024/0020639 A1House of Metals Company Limited
- Method of manufacturing of forged aluminum wheel27 Jul 2023US 2023/0234120 A1St Enter Co., Ltd.
- Method for manufacturing a one-piece wheel by forging and a one-piece wheel manufactured thereby8 Jun 2023US 2023/0173840 A1Hands Corporation Ltd.
- Forging Process of Magnesium Alloy Wheel Hub9 Mar 2023US 2023/0071499 A1CITIC Dicastal Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of manufacturing a forged magnesium alloy55US 5,409,555 AMazda Motor Corporation · 1995
- Extruded aluminum vehicle wheel26US 6,439,671 B1Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2002
- Thixotropic forming process for wheels fashioned in rheocast metal alloy and fitted with pneumatic tires18US 5,900,080 AReynolds Wheels International Ltd. · 1999
- Cast one-piece annular rim member for a vehicle wheel12US 3,964,144 AGeorg Fischer Aktiengesellschaft · 1976
- Continuous extrusion of complex articles11US 5,383,347 A1995