B60B 35/02
Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque
B60B35/02 (Dead axles, i.e. not transmitting torque) appears on 522 US grants and 536 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 522
- Published applications
- 536
- Assignees
- 273
- Inventors
- 1,055
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2025 | 25 | 22 |
| 2026 | 12 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tool for transferring a motor vehicle into a rollable state, motor vehicle and use15 Sep 2026US 12,734,844 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Rigid axle with a spring seat25 Aug 2026US 12,715,245 B2Autotech Engineering S.L.
- Rear hub thru-axle for human powered vehicle30 Jun 2026US 12,668,325 B2Shimano Inc.
- Axle weight sensing device2 Jun 2026US 12,643,513 B2Dexter Axle Company
- Suspension unit having camber and/or toe adjustment mechanism for suspending a wheel and tire assembly from a vehicle frame12 May 2026US 12,623,722 B2Timbren Industries, Inc.
- Suspension unit having camber and/or toe adjustment mechanism for suspending a wheel and tire assembly from a vehicle frame17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274337 A1Timbren Industries, Inc.
- Spindle-less running gear assembly for vehicles10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264450 A1Timbren Industries, Inc.
- Systems and methods for actuator-controlled wheel assemblies20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241300 A1
- Sensor grounding withn an axle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243587 A1
- Railway axle30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218349 A1Nippon Steel Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Reconfigurable footprint mechanism for omnidirectional vehicles186US 5,927,423 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1999
- Lightweight, adjustable-height, axle101US 6,416,136 B12002
- Torsion axle having a selectively replaceable insert assembly62US 6,447,073 B12002
- Multi-position track width sensor for self-propelled agricultural sprayers58US 7,163,227 B12007
- Vehicle with offset extendible axles and independent four-wheel steering control55US 6,827,176 B2JLG Industries, Inc. · 2004