B60B 27/0073
Hubs: characterised by sealing means
Official title: {characterised by sealing means}
B60B27/0073 (Hubs: characterised by sealing means) appears on 353 US grants and 422 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 353
- Published applications
- 422
- Assignees
- 123
- Inventors
- 617
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 9 |
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| 2006 | 5 | 9 |
| 2007 | 4 | 12 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 | 13 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13 |
| 2013 | 10 | 19 |
| 2014 | 15 | 17 |
| 2015 | 22 | 29 |
| 2016 | 27 | 28 |
| 2017 | 17 | 23 |
| 2018 | 22 | 34 |
| 2019 | 22 | 17 |
| 2020 | 22 | 29 |
| 2021 | 21 | 32 |
| 2022 | 24 | 34 |
| 2023 | 22 | 17 |
| 2024 | 27 | 17 |
| 2025 | 19 | 25 |
| 2026 | 11 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Seal assembly for a wheel bearing, comprising a diagonal contact surface, and wheel bearing8 Sep 2026US 12,729,719 B2Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Bicycle hub16 Jun 2026US 12,654,490 B2Ang Juen Limited Company
- Drive axle assembly26 May 2026US 12,636,908 B2Hyundai Wia Corporation
- Contact-free wheel bearing pre-seal and wheel bearing arrangement with such a pre-seal26 May 2026US 12,636,910 B2Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
- Axle seal shield for compaction machine12 May 2026US 12,623,488 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Wheel bearing assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285086 A1Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
- Hub sealing cap with mechanically retained viewing window3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257514 A1RevHD LLC
- Hub bearing20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243349 A1MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
- Spline joint seal and retainer13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233553 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Vehicle knuckle assembly with bearing assembly bump guard6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225400 A1ILJIN USA Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rotatable seal assembly for a bicycle hub transmission219US 6,325,386 B1Shimano Inc. · 2001
- Axle unit for driving a vehicle wheel40US 6,135,571 ANsk Ltd. · 2000
- Rolling bearing unit for road wheel40US 6,217,220 B1Nsk Ltd. · 2001
- Wheel hub assembly and method of installing a hub on an axle39US 5,757,084 AConsolidated Metco, Inc. · 1998
- Wheel end assembly39US 6,543,858 B1Meritor Heavy Vehicle Technology, LLC · 2003