B60T
Vehicle brake control systems or parts thereof
Official title: VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general B60L; brakes per se, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators, F16D); ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
B60T (Vehicle brake control systems or parts thereof) appears on 32,034 US grants and 25,386 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60T- Granted patents
- 32,034
- Published applications
- 25,386
- Assignees
- 4,357
- Inventors
- 38,238
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 428 | 0 |
| 1977 | 319 | 0 |
| 1978 | 343 | 0 |
| 1979 | 206 | 0 |
| 1980 | 286 | 0 |
| 1981 | 304 | 0 |
| 1982 | 260 | 0 |
| 1983 | 213 | 0 |
| 1984 | 288 | 0 |
| 1985 | 298 | 0 |
| 1986 | 322 | 0 |
| 1987 | 451 | 0 |
| 1988 | 466 | 0 |
| 1989 | 546 | 0 |
| 1990 | 431 | 0 |
| 1991 | 470 | 0 |
| 1992 | 490 | 0 |
| 1993 | 497 | 0 |
| 1994 | 474 | 0 |
| 1995 | 470 | 0 |
| 1996 | 501 | 0 |
| 1997 | 465 | 0 |
| 1998 | 585 | 0 |
| 1999 | 637 | 0 |
| 2000 | 721 | 0 |
| 2001 | 917 | 224 |
| 2002 | 799 | 673 |
| 2003 | 739 | 812 |
| 2004 | 583 | 925 |
| 2005 | 592 | 948 |
| 2006 | 575 | 735 |
| 2007 | 455 | 836 |
| 2008 | 473 | 797 |
| 2009 | 402 | 735 |
| 2010 | 522 | 860 |
| 2011 | 537 | 779 |
| 2012 | 660 | 751 |
| 2013 | 786 | 933 |
| 2014 | 865 | 973 |
| 2015 | 993 | 1117 |
| 2016 | 982 | 1102 |
| 2017 | 1059 | 1059 |
| 2018 | 1012 | 1318 |
| 2019 | 1046 | 1356 |
| 2020 | 1137 | 1435 |
| 2021 | 1028 | 1269 |
| 2022 | 1065 | 1256 |
| 2023 | 1006 | 1253 |
| 2024 | 1221 | 1269 |
| 2025 | 1268 | 1124 |
| 2026 | 841 | 847 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B60T 8/00Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions15,844
- B60T 13/00Transmitting braking action from initiating means to ultimate brake actuator with power10,124
- B60T 7/00Brake-action initiating means8,478
- B60T 17/00Component parts, details, or accessories of power brake systems not covered by6,747
- B60T 2270/00Further aspects of brake control systems not otherwise provided forIndexing code4,083
- B60T 1/00Arrangements of braking elements, i.e. of those parts where braking effect occurs3,244
- B60T 2201/00Particular use of vehicle brake systemsIndexing code3,244
- B60T 11/00Transmitting braking action from initiating means to ultimate brake actuator without power2,964
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- B60T 2210/00Detection or estimation of road or environment conditionsIndexing code1,744
- B60T 15/00Construction arrangement, or operation of valves incorporated in power brake systems and1,384
- B60T 2250/00Monitoring, detecting, estimating vehicle conditionsIndexing code1,057
- B60T 2230/00Monitoring, detecting special vehicle behaviourIndexing code961
- B60T 2220/00Monitoring, detecting driver behaviourIndexing code960
- B60T 2260/00Interaction of vehicle brake system with other systemsIndexing code818
- B60T 2240/00Monitoring, detecting wheel/tyre behaviourIndexing code624
- B60T 3/00Portable devices for preventing unwanted movement of vehicles260
- B60T 10/00Control or regulation for continuous braking making use of fluid or powdered217
- B60T 5/00Vehicle modifications to facilitate cooling of brakes205
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