B60K 6/52
Driving a plurality of drive axles
Official title: Driving a plurality of drive axles, e.g. four-wheel drive
B60K6/52 (Driving a plurality of drive axles) appears on 1,462 US grants and 1,634 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
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- 1 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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