B60C 25/00
Apparatus or tools adapted for mounting, removing or inspecting tyres
Official title: Apparatus or tools adapted for mounting, removing or inspecting tyres (testing of tyres G01M17/02)
B60C25/00 (Apparatus or tools adapted for mounting, removing or inspecting tyres) appears on 1,111 US grants and 873 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60C- Granted patents
- 1,111
- Published applications
- 873
- Assignees
- 332
- Inventors
- 1,305
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 6 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 |
| 2003 | 19 | 20 |
| 2004 | 12 | 26 |
| 2005 | 17 | 25 |
| 2006 | 19 | 22 |
| 2007 | 25 | 28 |
| 2008 | 21 | 35 |
| 2009 | 22 | 27 |
| 2010 | 25 | 24 |
| 2011 | 14 | 34 |
| 2012 | 29 | 36 |
| 2013 | 30 | 44 |
| 2014 | 40 | 45 |
| 2015 | 49 | 48 |
| 2016 | 35 | 44 |
| 2017 | 45 | 47 |
| 2018 | 39 | 52 |
| 2019 | 39 | 45 |
| 2020 | 43 | 49 |
| 2021 | 38 | 42 |
| 2022 | 36 | 30 |
| 2023 | 29 | 38 |
| 2024 | 32 | 36 |
| 2025 | 27 | 34 |
| 2026 | 24 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60C 25/01Apparatus or tools adapted for mounting, removing or inspecting tyres: for removing777
- B60C 25/14Apparatus or tools for spreading or locating tyre beads181
- B60C 25/002Inspecting tyres106
- B60C 25/18Tools for mounting or demounting air valves57
- B60C 25/16Tools for repairing damaged tyres56
- B60C 25/20Tools for attaching metallic tyres0
Recent patents
- System and method for tracking vehicle tires in a service shop environment6 Oct 2026US 12,755,234 B2Hunter Engineering Company
- Foldable tire removal and installation tool assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,746,786 B2
- Tyre changing machine and method for using a tyre changing machine22 Sep 2026US 12,741,491 B2Nexion S.P.A.
- Autonomous traverse tire changing bot, autonomous tire changing system, and method therefor15 Sep 2026US 12,734,703 B2Automated Tire, Inc.
- Air valve of tire bead seater8 Sep 2026US 12,728,677 B2Guangzhou Xiangwei Automotive Equipment Co., LTD
- Tire patching kit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307343 A1Nuvalux LLC
- Tire patching kit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307344 A1Nuvalux LLC
- Tool for mounting and dismounting vehicle wheel tires, especially for tyre changing machines17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274016 A1Giuliano Group S.P.A.
- Valve mounting system and valve mounting method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264462 A1Central Motor Wheel Co., Ltd.
- Automatic stem assembly station30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217067 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tire changing machine with automated tire bead pressing devices, controls and methods51US 8,783,326 B1Hunter Engineering Company · 2014
- Universal work station45US 5,141,211 A1992
- Mounting device for motor vehicle tires42US 5,226,465 AStahlgruber Otto Gruber GmbH & Co. · 1993
- Robotic apparatus and method for mounting a vale stem on a wheel rim40US 6,481,083 B1Burke E. Porter Machinery Company · 2002
- Wheel/tire inflator36US 5,035,274 ADominion Tool & Die Company, Inc. · 1991