B60C 15/02
Seating or securing beads on rims
Official title: Seating or securing beads on rims (sealing means between beads and rims of tubeless tyres B60C5/16; means for securing solid tyres on rims B60C7/24)
B60C15/02 (Seating or securing beads on rims) appears on 591 US grants and 470 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60C- Granted patents
- 591
- Published applications
- 470
- Assignees
- 174
- Inventors
- 912
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 6 |
| 2002 | 14 | 18 |
| 2003 | 25 | 23 |
| 2004 | 15 | 29 |
| 2005 | 19 | 25 |
| 2006 | 12 | 14 |
| 2007 | 11 | 17 |
| 2008 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 | 12 |
| 2010 | 3 | 20 |
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| 2017 | 14 | 30 |
| 2018 | 19 | 28 |
| 2019 | 23 | 31 |
| 2020 | 23 | 21 |
| 2021 | 17 | 29 |
| 2022 | 30 | 13 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 |
| 2025 | 13 | 8 |
| 2026 | 11 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60C 15/024Bead contour290
- B60C 15/0209Supplementary means for securing the bead132
- B60C 15/028Spacers between beads79
- B60C 15/0206Using inside rim bead seating, i.e. the bead being seated at a39
- B60C 15/0236Asymmetric bead seats35
- B60C 15/0233Securing tyres without beads28
- B60C 15/0203Using axially extending bead seating, i.e. the bead and the lower sidewall25
- B60C 15/036Tyres permanently fixed to the rim15
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Non-pneumatic tire with supporting and cushioning members197US 4,832,098 AThe Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company · 1989
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- Run-flat tire with three carcass layers67US 5,427,166 AMichelin Recherche et Technique S. A. · 1995
- Pneumatic safety tire45US 4,365,659 AThe Toyo Rubber Industry Co., Ltd. · 1982
- Run-flat tire with three crescent-shaped reinforcing members41US 5,511,599 AMichelin Recherche et Technique S. A. · 1996