B62B 2301/04
Comprising a wheel pivotable about a substantially vertical axis
Official title: comprising a wheel pivotable about a substantially vertical axis, e.g. swivelling castors
B62B2301/04 (Comprising a wheel pivotable about a substantially vertical axis) appears on 308 US grants and 319 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62B- Granted patents
- 308
- Published applications
- 319
- Assignees
- 196
- Inventors
- 632
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
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| 2017 | 14 | 24 |
| 2018 | 18 | 26 |
| 2019 | 29 | 33 |
| 2020 | 26 | 17 |
| 2021 | 16 | 22 |
| 2022 | 23 | 22 |
| 2023 | 12 | 21 |
| 2024 | 18 | 24 |
| 2025 | 21 | 25 |
| 2026 | 11 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Pressure washing system and method11 Aug 2026US 12,703,014 B2Boyd Equipment & Supply LLC
- Systems and methods of wheel based power generation for electronic components on retail carts4 Aug 2026US 12,698,021 B1Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Jogging stroller21 Jul 2026US 12,686,429 B2Radio Flyer Inc.
- Utility cart with integrated convenience features30 Jun 2026US 12,667,509 B1
- Load carrier with storage facility in the base for storing columns12 May 2026US 12,623,705 B2Uni-Troll Europe Aps
- Foldable service cart8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307701 A1Walter R. Tucker Enterprises, Ltd. D/B/A E-Z Red Company
- Platform lifting and moving mechanism and combined platform1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296514 A1Suzhou Zhongchuang Aluminum Co., Ltd.
- Wheel orientation mechanism and wheeled carrier1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296515 A1Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Touch-Free Laundry Bin Device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285383 A1
- Shopping Cart with Forward-Positioned Rear Wheels17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274319 A1Maplebear Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Size variable cart115US 5,249,823 AE.B.S. Equipment Services, Inc. · 1993
- Mobile base82US 6,109,625 AHTC Products, Inc. · 2000
- Caster device54US 4,722,114 ATente-Rollen GmbH & Co. · 1988
- Turning mechanism for tandem wheeled vehicles and vehicles employing the same54US 6,193,249 B12001
- Swivel lock and brake mechanism for casters49US 4,205,413 ABliss & Laughlin Industries Incorporated · 1980