B60K 5/04
Arrangement or mounting of internal-combustion or jet-propulsion units: with the engine main
Official title: with the engine main axis, e.g. crankshaft axis, transversely to the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle
B60K5/04 (Arrangement or mounting of internal-combustion or jet-propulsion units: with the engine main) appears on 401 US grants and 320 published applications in this corpus.
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- Latest grant
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| 2025 | 13 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
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- All-Terrain Vehicle19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077646 A1Zhejiang CFMOTO Power Co., Ltd.
- Off-road vehicle12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070404 A1Polaris Industries Inc.
- Straddle-Type Vehicle25 Dec 2025US 2025/0388285 A1Zhejiang CFMOTO Power Co., Ltd.
- Off-road recreational vehicle9 Oct 2025US 2025/0313077 A1Arctic Cat Inc.
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