B60R 25/022
Operating on the steering wheel
Official title: operating on the steering wheel, e.g. bars locked to the steering wheel rim (B60R25/021 takes precedence)
B60R25/022 (Operating on the steering wheel) appears on 358 US grants and 92 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 358
- Published applications
- 92
- Assignees
- 51
- Inventors
- 369
- Latest grant
- 9 Dec 2025
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| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60R 25/0225Using a rod locked on the steering wheel rim241
- B60R 25/0221Restraining means joining the steering wheel with another part of the car69
- B60R 25/0227Using means preventing access47
- B60R 25/0222By disjoining steering wheel and column30
- B60R 25/0228Comprising a locking bolt or fork slidable between or around the steering11
- B60R 25/0224Restraining of steering wheel by collapsing against column3
Recent patents
- Removable steering wheels of vehicles and related methods9 Dec 2025US 12,491,838 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Device for removably attaching steering wheel to steering column of vehicle5 Aug 2025US 12,377,903 B1Avanti Heritage Works, LLC
- Seat belt buckle, seat belt fastener, and vehicle steering wheel locking method4 Mar 2025US 12,240,411 B1Aba Locks International Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle steering system and vehicle18 Jun 2024US 12,013,000 B2BYD Company Limited
- Multi-lock vehicle theft prevention device and system23 Apr 2024US 11,964,628 B2
- Improvements relating to steering wheel locks23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208690 A1The Ace Supply Holding Company Limited
- Removable steering wheels of vehicles and related methods14 Aug 2025US 2025/0256680 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Wheel to Pedal Lock14 Nov 2024US 2024/0375609 A1
- Vehicle steering system and vehicle13 Jul 2023US 2023/0220884 A1BYD Company Limited
- Steering Wheel Lock Device17 Nov 2022US 2022/0363220 A1
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