B60G 2204/416
Ball or spherical joints
B60G2204/416 (Ball or spherical joints) appears on 721 US grants and 611 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60G- Granted patents
- 721
- Published applications
- 611
- Assignees
- 291
- Inventors
- 1,260
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 2 |
| 2002 | 18 | 30 |
| 2003 | 22 | 20 |
| 2004 | 25 | 36 |
| 2005 | 22 | 31 |
| 2006 | 15 | 25 |
| 2007 | 16 | 24 |
| 2008 | 19 | 20 |
| 2009 | 17 | 25 |
| 2010 | 19 | 17 |
| 2011 | 15 | 14 |
| 2012 | 9 | 14 |
| 2013 | 15 | 16 |
| 2014 | 15 | 18 |
| 2015 | 11 | 17 |
| 2016 | 18 | 15 |
| 2017 | 14 | 19 |
| 2018 | 18 | 36 |
| 2019 | 24 | 38 |
| 2020 | 26 | 36 |
| 2021 | 38 | 39 |
| 2022 | 36 | 30 |
| 2023 | 32 | 30 |
| 2024 | 31 | 26 |
| 2025 | 41 | 20 |
| 2026 | 11 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Self-energy-storage wheel corner module integrating omni-directional redundant steering and energy regenerative suspension6 Oct 2026US 12,752,833 B2Jilin University
- Suspension for a vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,746,792 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Suspension system2 Jun 2026US 12,643,358 B1XTravel Suspension, LLC
- Control arm and adjustable ball joint2 Jun 2026US 12,643,359 B2RB Distribution, Inc.
- Assembly comprising stud member with anti-slipping feature12 May 2026US 12,623,504 B2Volvo Car Corporation
- Ball joint and method for manufacturing ball joint1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298285 A1Somic Management Holdings Inc.
- Chassis component17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274023 A1ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Vehicle27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249657 A1Polaris Industries Inc.
- Additive manufactured suspension components with an integrated fluid passage13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233567 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Kingpin steering and omni-directional steering dual-mode power-multiplexing electric wheel angle module16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200519 A1Jilin University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Independent suspensions for lowering height of vehicle frame292US 5,820,150 AOshkosh Truck Corporation · 1998
- Integrated vehicle suspension, axle and frame assembly291US 6,516,914 B1Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 2003
- Independent coil spring suspension for driven wheels249US 6,105,984 AOshkosh Truck Corporation · 2000
- Mounting assembly for a vehicle suspension arm247US 6,561,718 B1Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 2003
- Modular Independent coil spring suspension242US 5,538,274 AOshkosh Truck Corporation · 1996