B60B 35/12
Torque-transmitting axles
Official title: Torque-transmitting axles (independent suspension aspects B60G)
B60B35/12 (Torque-transmitting axles) appears on 807 US grants and 820 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 807
- Published applications
- 820
- Assignees
- 317
- Inventors
- 1,675
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 |
| 2002 | 10 | 7 |
| 2003 | 10 | 9 |
| 2004 | 7 | 10 |
| 2005 | 8 | 13 |
| 2006 | 10 | 12 |
| 2007 | 5 | 17 |
| 2008 | 12 | 19 |
| 2009 | 9 | 15 |
| 2010 | 11 | 10 |
| 2011 | 10 | 14 |
| 2012 | 12 | 15 |
| 2013 | 11 | 17 |
| 2014 | 19 | 21 |
| 2015 | 21 | 35 |
| 2016 | 24 | 42 |
| 2017 | 36 | 63 |
| 2018 | 35 | 51 |
| 2019 | 58 | 55 |
| 2020 | 57 | 74 |
| 2021 | 54 | 76 |
| 2022 | 68 | 56 |
| 2023 | 62 | 60 |
| 2024 | 46 | 41 |
| 2025 | 47 | 55 |
| 2026 | 36 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electric axle drive for a vehicle wheel axle22 Sep 2026US 12,742,491 B2DAF Trucks N. V.
- Seal guard for compactor8 Sep 2026US 12,728,670 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Axle assembly with integral guide8 Sep 2026US 12,728,671 B1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Rigid support bars for banjo-style electric axle stamped differential cover25 Aug 2026US 12,715,246 B1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Tether restraint for truck drive wheels21 Jul 2026US 12,686,230 B2WheelSafe Technology, Inc.
- Axle service disconnect with shaft support8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309192 A1Magna Powertrain of America, Inc.
- Air suspension system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274024 A1Jilin Weichuang Electromechanical Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Air suspension system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274025 A1Jilin Weichuang Electromechanical Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Air suspension system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274026 A1Jilin Weichuang Electromechanical Engineering Co., Ltd.
- A wheel assembly for a wheeled apparatus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249658 A1Howard Wright Limited
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
- Go-cart vehicle87US 4,896,899 AAction Products Co., Inc. · 1990
- Trunnion mount64US 5,971,413 AMeritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, LLC · 1999
- Axle driving apparatus59US 4,781,259 AKanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg.Co., Ltd. · 1988