B61D 17/04
Construction details of vehicle bodies: with bodies of metal
Official title: with bodies of metal; with composite, e.g. metal and wood body structures
B61D17/04 (Construction details of vehicle bodies: with bodies of metal) appears on 939 US grants and 757 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61D- Granted patents
- 939
- Published applications
- 757
- Assignees
- 363
- Inventors
- 1,784
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 30 | 4 |
| 2002 | 25 | 24 |
| 2003 | 20 | 19 |
| 2004 | 14 | 35 |
| 2005 | 25 | 25 |
| 2006 | 16 | 25 |
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| 2009 | 21 | 18 |
| 2010 | 19 | 34 |
| 2011 | 13 | 25 |
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| 2013 | 33 | 27 |
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| 2018 | 23 | 35 |
| 2019 | 21 | 49 |
| 2020 | 26 | 39 |
| 2021 | 36 | 37 |
| 2022 | 31 | 38 |
| 2023 | 28 | 31 |
| 2024 | 25 | 30 |
| 2025 | 28 | 30 |
| 2026 | 19 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B61D 17/12Roofs166
- B61D 17/20Communication passages between coaches164
- B61D 17/08Sides162
- B61D 17/043Connections between superstructure sub-units155
- B61D 17/06End walls142
- B61D 17/10Floors135
- B61D 17/18Internal lining92
- B61D 17/041With bodies characterised by use of light metal48
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