B62D 1/04
Hand wheels
B62D1/04 (Hand wheels) appears on 1,992 US grants and 2,113 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 1,992
- Published applications
- 2,113
- Assignees
- 638
- Inventors
- 4,195
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 28 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 |
| 2000 | 41 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35 | 19 |
| 2002 | 44 | 47 |
| 2003 | 43 | 43 |
| 2004 | 30 | 51 |
| 2005 | 28 | 46 |
| 2006 | 21 | 37 |
| 2007 | 9 | 42 |
| 2008 | 16 | 42 |
| 2009 | 20 | 40 |
| 2010 | 25 | 28 |
| 2011 | 25 | 42 |
| 2012 | 22 | 43 |
| 2013 | 24 | 46 |
| 2014 | 37 | 60 |
| 2015 | 48 | 76 |
| 2016 | 54 | 86 |
| 2017 | 61 | 121 |
| 2018 | 78 | 107 |
| 2019 | 113 | 154 |
| 2020 | 132 | 166 |
| 2021 | 113 | 151 |
| 2022 | 134 | 129 |
| 2023 | 129 | 142 |
| 2024 | 140 | 170 |
| 2025 | 129 | 116 |
| 2026 | 77 | 109 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Steering device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,593 B2Toyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha
- Mountable assembly for a steering wheel6 Oct 2026US 12,752,830 B2Upfit Utv, Inc.
- Input device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,820 B2Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Motion control device for controlling a vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,685 B2Fca US LLC
- HOD device and vehicle control device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,686 B2Pixart Imaging Inc.
- Assessment device, storage medium storing computer program for assessment, and assessment method for detecting driver control of a steering wheel through auxiliary control inputs8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307709 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- A self-centring mechanism and handwheel actuator for a steer-by-wire system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307711 A1Chassis Autonomy Sba AB
- Contact determination apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309889 A1Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Driver Identification8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310773 A1Cambridge Heartwear Limited
- Driver Identification8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310774 A1Cambridge Heartwear Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle-loaded display device371US 4,638,287 AAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1987
- Back light of steering wheel233US 8,136,425 B2TK Holdings Inc. · 2012
- Detecting driver grip on steering wheel224US 8,909,428 B1Google Inc. · 2014
- Driver control interface system190US 6,373,472 B12002
- Steering wheel control attachment apparatus163US 5,520,071 ACrow River Industries, Inc. · 1996