B60B 35/121
Power-transmission from drive shaft to hub
Official title: {Power-transmission from drive shaft to hub}
B60B35/121 (Power-transmission from drive shaft to hub) appears on 323 US grants and 353 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 323
- Published applications
- 353
- Assignees
- 150
- Inventors
- 699
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
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| 2019 | 32 | 24 |
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| 2021 | 28 | 40 |
| 2022 | 34 | 26 |
| 2023 | 33 | 26 |
| 2024 | 20 | 21 |
| 2025 | 21 | 23 |
| 2026 | 13 | 14 |
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.
- Half shaft to bearing hub connection to reduce driveline click7 Jul 2026US 12,673,516 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Axle assembly16 Jun 2026US 12,654,492 B2ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
- Shaft-hub connection with a spline toothing26 May 2026US 12,638,055 B2Audi AG
- Electric actuable wheel hubs5 May 2026US 12,617,231 B2Warn Automotive, LLC
- Axle service disconnect with shaft support8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309192 A1Magna Powertrain of America, Inc.
- Axle Bridge for a Driven Motor Vehicle Axle, Motor Vehicle Axle and Motor Vehicle30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217057 A1ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Working vehicle30 Jul 2026US 2026/0220985 A1Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Axle flange25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175620 A1Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
- Amphibious Front Suspension System25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175634 A1ShenZhen HISIBI Marine Technology Company Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wheel end assembly39US 6,543,858 B1Meritor Heavy Vehicle Technology, LLC · 2003
- Flanged tubular axle shaft assembly33US 6,572,199 B1General Motors Corporation · 2003
- Apparatus and method for locking an adjustable width axle assembly of a crop sprayer32US 6,206,125 B1Equipment Technologies, Inc. · 2001
- Lip seal separating oil and grease31US 5,553,870 AThe Timken Company · 1996
- Wheel mounting with a bearing race embedded in a cast component30US 6,485,188 B1The Timken Company · 2002