B60B 21/104
The shape of flanges
Official title: {the shape of flanges}
B60B21/104 (The shape of flanges) appears on 153 US grants and 181 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 153
- Published applications
- 181
- Assignees
- 108
- Inventors
- 329
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
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| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Racing wheel17 Feb 2026US 12,552,198 B2Lb Davis Enterprises, LLC
- Vehicle wheels and methods of making vehicle wheels25 Nov 2025US 12,479,234 B2Howmet Aerospace Inc.
- Aerodynamic bicycle rim and wheel17 Jun 2025US 12,330,449 B2Hed Cycling Products, Inc.
- Process for manufacturing tubeless vehicle wheel made from a single piece input material10 Jun 2025US 12,325,059 B2
- Aerodynamic bicycle rim and wheel13 May 2025US 12,296,618 B2Hed Cycling Products, Inc.
- Wheel rim28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269687 A1Fratelli Industries Ltd.
- Wheel rim having reinforcement structure7 Aug 2025US 2025/0249706 A1Hsin Chuan Ind. Co., Ltd.
- Aerodynamic bicycle rim and wheel30 Jan 2025US 2025/0033407 A1Hed Cycling Products, Inc.
- Bicycle rim with pinch flat resistance23 Jan 2025US 2025/0026146 A1Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
- Rim for an at least partially muscle-powered bicycle13 Jun 2024US 2024/0190171 A1Dt Swiss Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bicycle wheel rims45US 5,499,864 AKlein Bicycle Corporation · 1996
- Rim and assembly of tire and ring-shaped tread support on same41US 5,634,993 ACompagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Michelin & Cie · 1997
- Spoke wheel24US 4,626,036 ABayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · 1986
- Tire having beads of specified structure and assembly of rim and bearing support with same23US 5,971,047 ACompagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Michelin & Cie · 1999
- Vehicle wheel having a balance weight retention shoulder22US 6,238,006 B1Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. · 2001