B60B
Vehicle wheels
Official title: VEHICLE WHEELS (making wheels or wheel parts by rolling B21H1/00, by forging, hammering or pressing B21K1/28); CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
B60B (Vehicle wheels) appears on 11,500 US grants and 10,499 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 11,500
- Published applications
- 10,499
- Assignees
- 3,760
- Inventors
- 17,615
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 117 | 0 |
| 1977 | 127 | 0 |
| 1978 | 118 | 0 |
| 1979 | 80 | 0 |
| 1980 | 123 | 0 |
| 1981 | 129 | 0 |
| 1982 | 108 | 0 |
| 1983 | 93 | 0 |
| 1984 | 115 | 0 |
| 1985 | 119 | 0 |
| 1986 | 123 | 0 |
| 1987 | 141 | 0 |
| 1988 | 146 | 0 |
| 1989 | 158 | 0 |
| 1990 | 135 | 0 |
| 1991 | 138 | 0 |
| 1992 | 138 | 0 |
| 1993 | 127 | 0 |
| 1994 | 134 | 0 |
| 1995 | 113 | 0 |
| 1996 | 169 | 0 |
| 1997 | 117 | 0 |
| 1998 | 154 | 0 |
| 1999 | 178 | 0 |
| 2000 | 221 | 0 |
| 2001 | 221 | 57 |
| 2002 | 236 | 191 |
| 2003 | 233 | 278 |
| 2004 | 211 | 304 |
| 2005 | 180 | 309 |
| 2006 | 181 | 296 |
| 2007 | 138 | 304 |
| 2008 | 154 | 314 |
| 2009 | 156 | 291 |
| 2010 | 202 | 314 |
| 2011 | 218 | 311 |
| 2012 | 188 | 320 |
| 2013 | 242 | 388 |
| 2014 | 314 | 392 |
| 2015 | 341 | 486 |
| 2016 | 422 | 552 |
| 2017 | 428 | 554 |
| 2018 | 452 | 573 |
| 2019 | 490 | 662 |
| 2020 | 509 | 656 |
| 2021 | 443 | 595 |
| 2022 | 487 | 549 |
| 2023 | 483 | 557 |
| 2024 | 519 | 500 |
| 2025 | 433 | 459 |
| 2026 | 298 | 287 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B60B 27/00Hubs2,818
- B60B 2900/00Purpose of inventionIndexing code2,435
- B60B 33/00Castors in general1,941
- B60B 7/00Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting , venting1,428
- B60B 3/00Disc wheels, i.e. wheels with load-supporting disc body1,372
- B60B 35/00Axle units1,342
- B60B 21/00Rims1,140
- B60B 2310/00Manufacturing methodsIndexing code940
All 27 main groupsShow fewer
- B60B 1/00Spoked wheels922
- B60B 19/00Wheels not otherwise provided for or having characteristics specified in one of919
- B60B 2360/00MaterialsIndexing code864
- B60B 5/00Wheels, spokes, disc bodies, rims, hubs, wholly or predominantly made of non-metallic588
- B60B 2200/00Type of product being used or appliedIndexing code533
- B60B 25/00Rims built-up of several main parts528
- B60B 9/00Wheels of high resiliency422
- B60B 29/00Apparatus or tools for mounting or dismounting wheels401
- B60B 37/00Wheel-axle combinations365
- B60B 2380/00BearingsIndexing code309
- B60B 15/00Wheels or wheel attachments designed for increasing traction282
- B60B 11/00Units comprising multiple wheels arranged side by side275
- B60B 39/00Increasing wheel adhesion245
- B60B 2320/00Manufacturing or maintenance operationsIndexing code239
- B60B 17/00Wheels characterised by rail-engaging elements219
- B60B 23/00Attaching rim to wheel body205
- B60B 30/00Means for holding wheels or parts thereof185
- B60B 31/00Apparatus or tools for assembling or disassembling wheels114
- B60B 2340/00Wheel transporting, mounting of wheelsIndexing code79
Recent patents
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- Opening-prefabricated carbon fiber spoke and method for preparation thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,571 B2Xiamen Carbonwing Composite Technology Co., Ltd.
- Caster having status indicator light6 Oct 2026US 12,752,572 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Wheel assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,752,573 B2
- Disc brake device for railway vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,753,814 B2Nippon Steel Corporation
- Wheel cap8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307430 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Tent support tube caster device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307431 A1Heshan Fengzhida Outdoor Products Co., Ltd
- Apparatus for spring centered caster wheel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307432 A1DEKA Products Limited Partnership
- Axle service disconnect with shaft support8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309192 A1Magna Powertrain of America, Inc.
- Robot cleaner and robot cleaner system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294196 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tool apparatus system and method of use1,131US 9,126,317 B2Snap-on Incorporated · 2015
- Illuminated vehicle wheel with bearing seal slip ring assembly1,021US 8,322,901 B22012
- Autonomous surface cleaning robot for wet and dry cleaning295US 7,761,954 B2iRobot Corporation · 2010
- Surgical tool systems and method265US 10,136,954 B2Globus Medical, Inc. · 2018
- Resilient wheel structure241US 6,615,885 B1iRobot Corporation · 2003