B62D 1/16
Steering columns
B62D1/16 (Steering columns) appears on 3,597 US grants and 3,135 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 3,597
- Published applications
- 3,135
- Assignees
- 696
- Inventors
- 4,959
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 25 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | 33 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 45 | 0 |
| 1991 | 43 | 0 |
| 1992 | 46 | 0 |
| 1993 | 45 | 0 |
| 1994 | 38 | 0 |
| 1995 | 36 | 0 |
| 1996 | 50 | 0 |
| 1997 | 54 | 0 |
| 1998 | 63 | 0 |
| 1999 | 61 | 0 |
| 2000 | 65 | 0 |
| 2001 | 67 | 15 |
| 2002 | 71 | 70 |
| 2003 | 61 | 86 |
| 2004 | 53 | 105 |
| 2005 | 59 | 127 |
| 2006 | 57 | 141 |
| 2007 | 79 | 95 |
| 2008 | 90 | 104 |
| 2009 | 71 | 112 |
| 2010 | 79 | 55 |
| 2011 | 58 | 65 |
| 2012 | 61 | 79 |
| 2013 | 84 | 107 |
| 2014 | 111 | 144 |
| 2015 | 163 | 137 |
| 2016 | 128 | 169 |
| 2017 | 139 | 152 |
| 2018 | 120 | 175 |
| 2019 | 140 | 173 |
| 2020 | 144 | 208 |
| 2021 | 183 | 197 |
| 2022 | 200 | 152 |
| 2023 | 146 | 143 |
| 2024 | 181 | 121 |
| 2025 | 130 | 106 |
| 2026 | 91 | 97 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Steering column6 Oct 2026US 12,752,831 B1Deere & Company
- Translating power adjustable steering column with geared rack for an absolute sensor6 Oct 2026US 12,752,832 B2Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
- Systems and methods for handwheel actuator bind and/or steering column detection using torque detection6 Oct 2026US 12,752,837 B2Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
- Vehicle steering device and method for assembling the same22 Sep 2026US 12,741,688 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,703 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Rolling bearing with attached raceways, in particular for a steering column8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309188 A1
- Vehicle interior component control system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296271 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Convertible cockpit1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296522 A1Thor Tech, Inc.
- Twisting wire harness assembly for steer-by-wire column24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285245 A1
- Electric steering column and vehicle having the same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285394 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Position analyzer for vehicle drivers203US 4,625,329 ANippondenso Co., Ltd. · 1986
- Steering column with selectively adjustable and preset preferred positions142US 4,691,587 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1987
- Steering systems119US 4,225,148 AAktiebolaget Svenska Kullagerfabriken · 1980
- Variable length shaft assembly particularly for motor vehicle steering shafts108US 4,667,530 AEtablissement Supervis · 1987
- Adjustable steering column assembly and mechanism therefor105US 4,561,323 AAmerican Motors Corporation · 1985