B60B 31/00
Apparatus or tools for assembling or disassembling wheels
B60B31/00 (Apparatus or tools for assembling or disassembling wheels) appears on 114 US grants and 102 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 114
- Published applications
- 102
- Assignees
- 69
- Inventors
- 230
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60B 31/02Apparatus or tools for assembling or disassembling wheels: for tightening or straightening43
- B60B 31/005Especially for spoked wheels32
- B60B 31/06Apparatus or tools for assembling or disassembling wheels: for removing or attaching13
- B60B 31/04Apparatus or tools for assembling or disassembling wheels: for assembling divided rims7
Recent patents
- Device for assembling the spokes of a tire for a wheel by means of thrust members actuated by ramped punches18 Aug 2026US 12,709,078 B2Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
- Systems and methods for automated container wheel assembly manufacturing24 Mar 2026US 12,583,255 B2Melancon Holdings, LLC
- Device for assembling the spokes of a tire for a wheel by means of pushers that are actuated and elastically suspended by levers25 Nov 2025US 12,479,238 B2Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
- Wheel assembly system and method26 Aug 2025US 12,397,439 B2Android Industries LLC
- Method of assembling spokes into a non-pneumatic tire7 Jan 2025US 12,187,000 B2Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
- Systems and methods for automated container wheel assembly manufacturing27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249648 A1Melancon Holdings, LLC
- Bicycle tape applicator21 May 2026US 2026/0138395 A1ENVE Composites, LLC
- Spoked wheel truing system8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008301 A1Berd L. L. C.
- Wheel Assembly System and Method4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367970 A1Android Industries LLC
- Omnidirectional roller wheel with sold bushing and symmetrical axle2 Oct 2025US 2025/0303789 A1Lab67 Co.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for preloading a bearing25US 9,599,164 B1Temper Axle Products Corporation · 2017
- Tensioned spoked wheel assembly and spoke rim and nipple therefor23US 6,846,047 B22005
- Vehicle wheel construction process20US 6,346,159 B1Lacks Industries, Inc. · 2002
- Vehicle wheel cover retention system and method for producing same16US 6,502,308 B1Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. · 2003
- ABS wheel hub assembly and method of making the same13US 5,263,900 AThe Budd Company · 1993