B60B 35/163
Characterised by specific shape of the housing
Official title: {characterised by specific shape of the housing, e.g. adaptations to give space for other vehicle elements like chassis or exhaust system}
B60B35/163 (Characterised by specific shape of the housing) appears on 121 US grants and 113 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 121
- Published applications
- 113
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 291
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2006 | 5 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 |
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| 2016 | 2 | 12 |
| 2017 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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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
- Wheel end assembly39US 6,543,858 B1Meritor Heavy Vehicle Technology, LLC · 2003
- Axle hub assembly with removable axle shaft28US 6,254,196 B12001
- Vehicle axle assembly26US 4,437,530 AEuclid, Inc. · 1984