B60B 35/16
Axle housings
B60B35/16 (Axle housings) appears on 335 US grants and 348 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 335
- Published applications
- 348
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 778
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 9 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 15 |
| 2008 | 9 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 | 10 | 14 |
| 2016 | 12 | 28 |
| 2017 | 14 | 31 |
| 2018 | 20 | 17 |
| 2019 | 21 | 15 |
| 2020 | 20 | 26 |
| 2021 | 17 | 27 |
| 2022 | 33 | 23 |
| 2023 | 26 | 21 |
| 2024 | 17 | 14 |
| 2025 | 17 | 27 |
| 2026 | 15 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- Axle assembly16 Jun 2026US 12,654,492 B2ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
- Air suspension system16 Jun 2026US 12,654,502 B2Jilin Weichuang Electromechanical Engineering Co., Ltd.
- 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.
- Axle Bridge for a Driven Motor Vehicle Axle, Motor Vehicle Axle and Motor Vehicle30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217057 A1ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Trunnion mount64US 5,971,413 AMeritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, LLC · 1999
- Axle driving apparatus59US 4,781,259 AKanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg.Co., Ltd. · 1988
- Guard for vehicles51US 5,915,728 A1999
- Wheel end assembly39US 6,543,858 B1Meritor Heavy Vehicle Technology, LLC · 2003
- Cast one-piece axle housing30US 5,303,985 ADana Corporation · 1994