B60B 7/01
Rings specially adapted for covering only the wheel rim or the tyre
Official title: Rings specially adapted for covering only the wheel rim or the tyre sidewall, e.g. removable tyre sidewall trim rings
B60B7/01 (Rings specially adapted for covering only the wheel rim or the tyre) appears on 115 US grants and 121 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 115
- Published applications
- 121
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 237
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2011 | 1 | 11 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
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| 2015 | 2 | 9 |
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| 2018 | 3 | 7 |
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| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device for protecting a tyre sidewall16 Jun 2026US 12,654,488 B2Musthane (SociéTé Par Actions SimplifiéE
- Heat shield retaining clasp10 Feb 2026US 12,545,397 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Heat shield chin ring30 Dec 2025US 12,508,837 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Motor-vehicle wheel-rim protector7 Oct 2025US 12,434,505 B2
- Wheel protector for a two-part wheel30 Sep 2025US 12,427,804 B1
- Rim for Motor Vehicle16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200263 A1Dr. Ing. h,c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
- Shield apparatus for protecting a wheel rim14 May 2026US 2026/0131764 A1
- Wheel rim with composite rim flanges27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360753 A1
- Wheel and vehicle including the same19 Jun 2025US 2025/0196531 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Systems and methods for including sensors on wheels15 May 2025US 2025/0153517 A1The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle wheel construction63US 5,368,370 AThompson International · 1994
- Tire sidewall protector shield assembly27US 4,235,271 AThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company · 1980
- Composite wheel assembly and method for producing same22US 6,779,852 B2Lacks Industries, Inc. · 2004
- Wheel cover clasp structure21US 5,791,741 AKuan Hsieng Industrial Co., Ltd. · 1998
- Method of producing trim ring15US 3,999,268 AInternational Telephone and Telegraph Corporation · 1976