B60K 17/30
The ultimate propulsive elements
Official title: the ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. ground wheels, being steerable
B60K17/30 (The ultimate propulsive elements) appears on 351 US grants and 250 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 351
- Published applications
- 250
- Assignees
- 174
- Inventors
- 611
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 3 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 14 |
| 2007 | 6 | 12 |
| 2008 | 10 | 9 |
| 2009 | 7 | 6 |
| 2010 | 9 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 |
| 2013 | 8 | 11 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8 | 4 |
| 2016 | 11 | 6 |
| 2017 | 11 | 19 |
| 2018 | 5 | 16 |
| 2019 | 20 | 18 |
| 2020 | 16 | 9 |
| 2021 | 11 | 30 |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 | 11 |
| 2024 | 15 | 11 |
| 2025 | 13 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Driving module and mobility vehicle including the same9 Jun 2026US 12,649,360 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Wheel-side reducer system and vehicle24 Feb 2026US 12,558,953 B2BYD Company Limited
- Omni-direction wheel system and methods for controlling the omni-direction wheel system18 Nov 2025US 12,472,768 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Coupling between a steerable wheel and a housing in a vehicle wheel unit18 Nov 2025US 12,472,770 B2Joy Global Underground Mining LLC
- Electrically driveable drive axle for an all-terrain utility vehicle, and utility vehicle28 Oct 2025US 12,454,175 B2ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Improved assembly structure for a steering yoke of a hydraulic machine11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159156 A1Poclain Hydraulics Industrie
- Corner module apparatus15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015034 A1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Robotics corner module1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001588 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Self-propelled tandem axle trailer6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340259 A1New Heights, LLC
- Electric wheel16 Oct 2025US 2025/0319721 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Powered caster wheel module for use on omnidirectional drive systems200US 6,491,127 B13Com Corporation · 2002
- Robotic omniwheel vehicle133US 8,430,192 B22013
- Omnidirectional vehicle with offset wheel pairs128US 6,540,039 B1Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2003
- Electric vehicle73US 4,913,258 ANippon Steel Corporation · 1990
- Riding lawnmower vehicle70US 8,191,342 B2Kanzaki Kokyukoki Manufacturing Co., Ltd. · 2012