B60C
Vehicle tyres
Official title: Vehicle tyres; tyre inflation; tyre changing; connecting valves to inflatable elastic bodies in general; devices or arrangements related to tyres
B60C (Vehicle tyres) appears on 21,135 US grants and 22,976 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60C- Granted patents
- 21,135
- Published applications
- 22,976
- Assignees
- 3,274
- Inventors
- 23,464
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 202 | 0 |
| 1977 | 162 | 0 |
| 1978 | 169 | 0 |
| 1979 | 135 | 0 |
| 1980 | 176 | 0 |
| 1981 | 242 | 0 |
| 1982 | 159 | 0 |
| 1983 | 136 | 0 |
| 1984 | 154 | 0 |
| 1985 | 118 | 0 |
| 1986 | 122 | 0 |
| 1987 | 157 | 0 |
| 1988 | 204 | 0 |
| 1989 | 220 | 0 |
| 1990 | 197 | 0 |
| 1991 | 222 | 0 |
| 1992 | 188 | 0 |
| 1993 | 245 | 0 |
| 1994 | 246 | 0 |
| 1995 | 213 | 0 |
| 1996 | 218 | 0 |
| 1997 | 229 | 0 |
| 1998 | 290 | 0 |
| 1999 | 288 | 0 |
| 2000 | 342 | 0 |
| 2001 | 379 | 141 |
| 2002 | 430 | 480 |
| 2003 | 442 | 505 |
| 2004 | 394 | 631 |
| 2005 | 413 | 702 |
| 2006 | 441 | 743 |
| 2007 | 447 | 675 |
| 2008 | 417 | 703 |
| 2009 | 358 | 806 |
| 2010 | 425 | 878 |
| 2011 | 456 | 734 |
| 2012 | 520 | 838 |
| 2013 | 523 | 943 |
| 2014 | 684 | 1042 |
| 2015 | 783 | 1113 |
| 2016 | 813 | 1232 |
| 2017 | 846 | 1274 |
| 2018 | 867 | 1319 |
| 2019 | 928 | 1305 |
| 2020 | 953 | 1357 |
| 2021 | 883 | 1207 |
| 2022 | 895 | 1138 |
| 2023 | 804 | 952 |
| 2024 | 754 | 937 |
| 2025 | 750 | 737 |
| 2026 | 496 | 584 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B60C 23/00Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially5,532
- B60C 11/00Tyre tread bands4,975
- B60C 1/00Tyres characterised by the chemical composition or the physical arrangement or mixture4,176
- B60C 9/00Reinforcements or ply arrangement of pneumatic tyres2,968
- B60C 15/00Tyre beads1,828
- B60C 19/00Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for1,752
- B60C 2200/00Tyres specially adapted for particular applicationsIndexing code1,752
- B60C 13/00Tyre sidewalls1,123
All 16 main groupsShow fewer
- B60C 25/00Apparatus or tools adapted for mounting, removing or inspecting tyres1,111
- B60C 5/00Inflatable pneumatic tyres or inner tubes1,039
- B60C 17/00Tyres characterised by means enabling restricted operation in damaged or deflated condition929
- B60C 7/00Non-inflatable or solid tyres764
- B60C 27/00Non-skid devices temporarily attachable to resilient tyres or resiliently-tyred wheels613
- B60C 29/00Arrangements of tyre-inflating valves to tyres or rims613
- B60C 3/00Tyres characterised by the transverse section605
- B60C 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass180
Recent patents
- Non-pneumatic tire having reinforced support structure and method of making same6 Oct 2026US 12,752,574 B2Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
- Tire6 Oct 2026US 12,752,575 B2Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Bicycle tire optimized for electric assistance6 Oct 2026US 12,752,576 B2Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
- Compensating footprint length for inflation pressure changes6 Oct 2026US 12,752,577 B2The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- In-vehicle receiver and tire air pressure monitoring system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,578 B2Denso Corporation
- Tire patching kit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307343 A1Nuvalux LLC
- Tire patching kit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307344 A1Nuvalux LLC
- Heavy-duty tire8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307433 A1Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Tire Comprising a Sidewall with at Least One High-Contrast Sidewall Element8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307434 A1Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
- Tire tread with a bottom groove and a reinforcing structure with angles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307435 A1The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Video mirror systems incorporating an accessory module1,905US 6,690,268 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2004
- System and method for vehicle diagnostics874US 7,103,460 B1Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2006
- Tire inflation assistance monitoring system659US 6,294,989 B1Donnelly Corporation · 2001
- Wireless and powerless sensor and interrogator645US 6,988,026 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2006
- Transponder arrangement613US 5,053,774 ATexas Instruments Deutschland GmbH · 1991