B60B 27/00
Hubs
Official title: Hubs (non-metallic B60B5/00; of high resiliency B60B9/00)
B60B27/00 (Hubs) appears on 2,818 US grants and 2,908 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 2,818
- Published applications
- 2,908
- Assignees
- 817
- Inventors
- 4,035
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 22 | 0 |
| 1984 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 43 | 0 |
| 2000 | 52 | 0 |
| 2001 | 56 | 12 |
| 2002 | 51 | 59 |
| 2003 | 52 | 75 |
| 2004 | 58 | 84 |
| 2005 | 51 | 74 |
| 2006 | 53 | 79 |
| 2007 | 42 | 100 |
| 2008 | 36 | 103 |
| 2009 | 51 | 111 |
| 2010 | 84 | 93 |
| 2011 | 69 | 81 |
| 2012 | 68 | 82 |
| 2013 | 81 | 114 |
| 2014 | 90 | 102 |
| 2015 | 115 | 118 |
| 2016 | 113 | 154 |
| 2017 | 108 | 150 |
| 2018 | 120 | 165 |
| 2019 | 138 | 167 |
| 2020 | 142 | 179 |
| 2021 | 122 | 149 |
| 2022 | 125 | 159 |
| 2023 | 137 | 140 |
| 2024 | 152 | 152 |
| 2025 | 121 | 123 |
| 2026 | 74 | 83 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60B 27/02Hubs: adapted to be rotatably arranged on axle1,031
- B60B 27/0005Hubs: with ball bearings803
- B60B 27/0047Hubs: characterised by functional integration of other elements682
- B60B 27/0015Hubs: for driven wheels566
- B60B 27/0078Hubs: characterised by the fixation of bearings506
- B60B 27/0094One or more of the bearing races are formed by the hub362
- B60B 27/0073Hubs: characterised by sealing means353
- B60B 27/001Hubs: with roller-bearings341
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Recent patents
- Wheel assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,752,573 B2
- Disc brake device for railway vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,753,814 B2Nippon Steel Corporation
- Saddle-riding vehicle wheel drum29 Sep 2026US 12,746,779 B2Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.
- Hub, in particular for bicycles22 Sep 2026US 12,741,485 B2Dt Swiss Inc.
- Bicycle transmission actuation system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,716 B2Advancing Technologies B.V.
- Wheel hub unit with noise reducing features1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296100 A1
- Wheel hub monitoring system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296101 A1
- Systems and methods for preloading a bearing and aligning a lock nut24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285085 A1Temper Axle Products Corporation
- Wheel bearing assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285086 A1Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
- Bicycle component17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274002 A1Dt Swiss Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Illuminated vehicle wheel with bearing seal slip ring assembly1,021US 8,322,901 B22012
- Rotatable seal assembly for a bicycle hub transmission219US 6,325,386 B1Shimano Inc. · 2001
- Wheel Bearing/constant velocity joint unit95US 4,893,960 ALohr & Bromkamp GmbH · 1990
- Quick-release type hub for bicycles81US 4,400,038 AMaeda Industries, Ltd. · 1983
- Quick release bicycle hub assembly78US 6,089,675 A2000