B62B
Hand-propelled vehicles
Official title: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M)
B62B (Hand-propelled vehicles) appears on 12,442 US grants and 10,977 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62B- Granted patents
- 12,442
- Published applications
- 10,977
- Assignees
- 3,833
- Inventors
- 18,747
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 134 | 0 |
| 1977 | 118 | 0 |
| 1978 | 113 | 0 |
| 1979 | 75 | 0 |
| 1980 | 89 | 0 |
| 1981 | 102 | 0 |
| 1982 | 116 | 0 |
| 1983 | 68 | 0 |
| 1984 | 89 | 0 |
| 1985 | 108 | 0 |
| 1986 | 143 | 0 |
| 1987 | 143 | 0 |
| 1988 | 157 | 0 |
| 1989 | 172 | 0 |
| 1990 | 132 | 0 |
| 1991 | 171 | 0 |
| 1992 | 164 | 0 |
| 1993 | 179 | 0 |
| 1994 | 212 | 0 |
| 1995 | 210 | 0 |
| 1996 | 206 | 0 |
| 1997 | 200 | 0 |
| 1998 | 256 | 0 |
| 1999 | 228 | 0 |
| 2000 | 273 | 0 |
| 2001 | 248 | 71 |
| 2002 | 244 | 253 |
| 2003 | 230 | 354 |
| 2004 | 238 | 406 |
| 2005 | 244 | 399 |
| 2006 | 247 | 452 |
| 2007 | 242 | 398 |
| 2008 | 228 | 424 |
| 2009 | 208 | 373 |
| 2010 | 244 | 355 |
| 2011 | 234 | 362 |
| 2012 | 280 | 380 |
| 2013 | 361 | 419 |
| 2014 | 404 | 428 |
| 2015 | 446 | 473 |
| 2016 | 422 | 485 |
| 2017 | 418 | 489 |
| 2018 | 451 | 483 |
| 2019 | 480 | 475 |
| 2020 | 414 | 511 |
| 2021 | 404 | 522 |
| 2022 | 404 | 506 |
| 2023 | 388 | 480 |
| 2024 | 409 | 525 |
| 2025 | 401 | 554 |
| 2026 | 295 | 400 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B62B 3/00Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels5,098
- B62B 5/00Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts5,055
- B62B 2202/00Indexing codes relating to type or characteristics of transported articlesIndexing code3,382
- B62B 1/00Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels2,640
- B62B 2205/00Hand-propelled vehicles or sledges being foldable or dismountable when not in useIndexing code2,223
- B62B 7/00Carriages for children1,943
- B62B 9/00Accessories or details specially adapted for children's carriages or perambulators1,824
- B62B 2203/00Grasping, holding, supporting the objectsIndexing code1,177
All 18 main groupsShow fewer
- B62B 2301/00Wheel arrangementsIndexing code992
- B62B 2206/00Adjustable or convertible hand-propelled vehicles or sledgesIndexing code826
- B62B 2501/00ManufacturingIndexing code450
- B62B 13/00Sledges with runners449
- B62B 17/00Accessories or details of sledges301
- B62B 2207/00Joining hand-propelled vehicles or sledges togetherIndexing code297
- B62B 15/00Hand-propelled vehicles: other sledges293
- B62B 2204/00VentilationIndexing code253
- B62B 19/00Runners for carrying wheeled vehicles to facilitate travel on ice or snow110
- B62B 11/00Hand-propelled vehicles not otherwise provided for16
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Electric wheeled apparatus1,045US 8,851,215 B2Makita Corporation · 2014
- Shopping cart485US 5,250,789 A1993
- Shopping cart display system483US 4,973,952 AInformation Resources, Inc. · 1990
- Intelligent shopping cart system having cart position determining and service queue position securing capability464US 5,295,064 AVideOcart, Inc. · 1994
- Juvenile carrier with moveable canopy409US 6,027,163 AGraco Children’s Products Inc. · 2000