B60K 2023/046
Axle differential locking means
Official title: {Axle differential locking means}
B60K2023/046 (Axle differential locking means) appears on 102 US grants and 111 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 102
- Published applications
- 111
- Assignees
- 67
- Inventors
- 268
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
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| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 11 |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 11 | 21 |
| 2022 | 15 | 5 |
| 2023 | 10 | 5 |
| 2024 | 14 | 13 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Differential drive device21 Apr 2026US 12,607,254 B2Valeo Embrayages
- Electric drive system for a motor vehicle, in particular for an automobile24 Mar 2026US 12,584,546 B2Daimler Truck AG
- Sleeve for an axle shaft assembly13 Jan 2026US 12,523,282 B2Allison Transmission, Inc.
- Method and control device for operating a motor vehicle9 Sep 2025US 12,409,839 B2ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Controllable differential system and vehicle having the controllable differential system2 Sep 2025US 12,403,764 B2Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
- Method for controlling a drive device for a working machine10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264513 A1ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Drivetrain component23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210433 A1Means Industries, Inc.
- Method of controlling power transfer device for vehicle28 May 2026US 2026/0145514 A1Hyundai Wia Corporation
- Controller for controlling a differential lock system, differential lock system, axle assembly, method and computer readable instructions16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103072 A1
- Inverter15 Jan 2026US 2026/0018974 A1Jing-Jin Electric Technologies Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Default open differential control switch47US 8,827,025 B2Polaris Industries Inc. · 2014
- Torque limiting differential14US 9,657,827 B2Eaton Corporation · 2017
- Vehicle and method of controlling a vehicle12US 9,718,355 B2Jaguar Land Rover Limited · 2017
- Drive axle assembly with clutch collar8US 10,703,202 B2ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC · 2020
- Vehicles including differential lock controller and methods8US 8,790,217 B1Honda Motor Co., Ltd. · 2014