B60K 17/3515
With a clutch adjacent to traction wheel
Official title: {with a clutch adjacent to traction wheel, e.g. automatic wheel hub}
B60K17/3515 (With a clutch adjacent to traction wheel) appears on 218 US grants and 150 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 218
- Published applications
- 150
- Assignees
- 80
- Inventors
- 396
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 9 |
| 2014 | 2 | 11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016 | 12 | 16 |
| 2017 | 10 | 17 |
| 2018 | 15 | 11 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 11 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Fluid conducting assembly for a multi-plate clutch and clutch unit21 Jan 2025US 12,203,507 B2GKN Automotive AG
- Concentric bistable disconnect actuator10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266364 A1Valeo Kapec Co., Ltd.
- Wheel hub clutch actuation mechanism, wheel end disconnect, and wheel end system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249647 A1Means Industries, Inc.
- Wheel bearing for part-time four-wheel drive vehicle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243300 A1ILJIN GLOBAL Co.,Ltd
- Active and passive clutch assembly and half shaft disconnect arrangement2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184163 A1Means Industries, Inc.
- Wheel unit with disengageable drive for an electric vehicle3 Jul 2025US 2025/0214372 A1Stellantis Europe S.p.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Power transmitting assembly1,127US 5,465,819 ABorg-Warner Automotive, Inc. · 1995
- On demand vehicle drive system173US 5,407,024 ABorg-Warner Automotive, Inc. · 1995
- Multiple axle drive vehicle with overrunning roller clutch hubs170US 5,036,939 APolaris Industries Inc. · 1991
- Live spindle hub with inboard bearing retention71US 5,366,300 AThe Budd Company · 1994
- Differential coupling and compound power system for a vehicle60US 5,489,001 A1996