B60G 7/005
Ball joints
Official title: {Ball joints (B60G7/006 takes precedence; for steering linkage B62D7/16; ball joints per se F16C11/06)}
B60G7/005 (Ball joints) appears on 469 US grants and 453 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60G- Granted patents
- 469
- Published applications
- 453
- Assignees
- 216
- Inventors
- 848
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 10 |
| 2004 | 8 | 13 |
| 2005 | 7 | 14 |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 | 13 |
| 2009 | 7 | 21 |
| 2010 | 12 | 10 |
| 2011 | 9 | 14 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13 |
| 2013 | 11 | 12 |
| 2014 | 13 | 16 |
| 2015 | 9 | 19 |
| 2016 | 16 | 15 |
| 2017 | 14 | 24 |
| 2018 | 22 | 32 |
| 2019 | 27 | 34 |
| 2020 | 21 | 40 |
| 2021 | 37 | 34 |
| 2022 | 35 | 24 |
| 2023 | 28 | 22 |
| 2024 | 23 | 22 |
| 2025 | 33 | 15 |
| 2026 | 10 | 10 |
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
- 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
- Rear steer knuckles for off-road vehicles5 May 2026US 12,617,461 B2Arctic Cat Inc.
- 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.
- Kingpin steering and omni-directional steering dual-mode power-multiplexing electric wheel angle module16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200519 A1Jilin University
- Flexible Joint for Control Arms9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192619 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Steering triangle77US 6,959,935 B2ZF Lemförder Metallwaren AG · 2005
- Ball joint with integrated angle sensor72US 6,879,240 B2ZF Lenförder Metallwaren AG · 2005
- Self-stabilizing suspension for wheeled vehicles63US 7,293,801 B2Invacare Corporation · 2007
- Composite stabilizer bar link58US 6,254,114 B1American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. · 2001
- Ball-and-socket joint with an angle sensor58US 7,405,557 B2Sensitec GmbH · 2008