B60B 7/0026
Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting , venting
Official title: {characterised by the surface}
B60B7/0026 (Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting , venting) appears on 301 US grants and 362 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 301
- Published applications
- 362
- Assignees
- 170
- Inventors
- 684
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 4 |
| 2002 | 9 | 8 |
| 2003 | 10 | 15 |
| 2004 | 10 | 12 |
| 2005 | 9 | 25 |
| 2006 | 10 | 13 |
| 2007 | 4 | 14 |
| 2008 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8 | 13 |
| 2014 | 9 | 20 |
| 2015 | 6 | 26 |
| 2016 | 19 | 14 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 |
| 2018 | 11 | 16 |
| 2019 | 14 | 18 |
| 2020 | 18 | 19 |
| 2021 | 8 | 13 |
| 2022 | 18 | 13 |
| 2023 | 12 | 14 |
| 2024 | 12 | 17 |
| 2025 | 8 | 22 |
| 2026 | 10 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Caster having status indicator light6 Oct 2026US 12,752,572 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Method for producing a cast vehicle wheel16 Jun 2026US 12,654,486 B2Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
- Removable aerodynamic wheel cover12 May 2026US 12,623,484 B2Mantalabs LLC
- Removable aerodynamic wheel cover12 May 2026US 12,623,485 B2Mantalabs LLC
- Wheel cover with moveable vent structure28 Apr 2026US 12,611,890 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Deflector for rims, for example car rims1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296099 A1Softcar SA
- Electromechanical system for the wheel hub of a vehicle3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257515 A1LUPA-Electronics GmbH
- Wheel for a Motor Vehicle9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192596 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Aerodynamic wheel cover and wheel21 May 2026US 2026/0138392 A1Howmet Aerospace Inc.
- Shield apparatus for protecting a wheel rim14 May 2026US 2026/0131764 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle wheel construction63US 5,368,370 AThompson International · 1994
- Vehicle wheel assembly and method of making same43US 5,820,225 AMcKechnie Vehicle Components (USA), Inc. · 1998
- Wheel and overlay assembly42US 5,597,213 ALacks Industries, Inc. · 1997
- Hubless caster39US 6,839,939 B22005
- Apparatus for covering disc wheel for motor vehicle38US 4,593,953 AKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho · 1986