B60K 17/306
With a universal joint in the axis of the steering knuckle
Official title: {with a universal joint in the axis of the steering knuckle}
B60K17/306 (With a universal joint in the axis of the steering knuckle) appears on 68 US grants and 40 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 68
- Published applications
- 40
- Assignees
- 34
- Inventors
- 66
- Latest grant
- 18 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Coupling between a steerable wheel and a housing in a vehicle wheel unit18 Nov 2025US 12,472,770 B2Joy Global Underground Mining LLC
- Leading-edge steering assembly23 Sep 2025US 12,420,864 B2
- Spindle and suspension system for recreational vehicles28 Jan 2025US 12,208,855 B2Arctic Cat Inc.
- Modular chassis7 Jan 2025US 12,187,369 B2
- Vehicle having driving and steering wheels carried by legs articulated to the vehicle structure, with each leg incorporating a system for driving and orienting the respective wheel24 Dec 2024US 12,172,484 B2First Design 1 S.P.A.
- Vehicle having driving and steering wheels carried by legs articulated to the vehicle structure, with each leg incorporating a system for driving and orienting the respective wheel11 Jul 2024US 2024/0227484 A9First Design 1 S.P.A.
- Vehicle having driving and steering wheels carried by legs articulated to the vehicle structure, with each leg incorporating a system for driving and orienting the respective wheel25 Apr 2024US 2024/0131891 A1First Design 1 S.P.A.
- Modular chassis11 Apr 2024US 2024/0116568 A1
- Coupling between a steerable wheel and a housing in a vehicle wheel unit30 Nov 2023US 2023/0382160 A1Joy Global Underground Mining LLC
- Spindle and suspension system for recreational vehicles5 Oct 2023US 2023/0312055 A1Arctic Cat Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for adjusting camber35US 4,037,680 A1977
- Camber adjusting shim arrangement31US 4,195,862 AShim-A-Line, Inc. · 1980
- Vehicles26US 4,574,902 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1986
- Sealing arrangement21US 5,421,591 AZahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG · 1995
- Axle for motor vehicles17US 4,249,631 ADeere & Company · 1981