B62D 1/19
Incorporating energy-absorbing arrangements
Official title: incorporating energy-absorbing arrangements, e.g. by being yieldable or collapsible (shock absorbers using plastic deformation of members in general F16F7/12)
B62D1/19 (Incorporating energy-absorbing arrangements) appears on 1,177 US grants and 908 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 1,177
- Published applications
- 908
- Assignees
- 259
- Inventors
- 1,692
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 4 |
| 2002 | 29 | 30 |
| 2003 | 25 | 26 |
| 2004 | 21 | 35 |
| 2005 | 17 | 51 |
| 2006 | 23 | 41 |
| 2007 | 29 | 30 |
| 2008 | 41 | 34 |
| 2009 | 20 | 29 |
| 2010 | 24 | 14 |
| 2011 | 17 | 24 |
| 2012 | 12 | 30 |
| 2013 | 36 | 25 |
| 2014 | 30 | 31 |
| 2015 | 35 | 37 |
| 2016 | 45 | 63 |
| 2017 | 56 | 51 |
| 2018 | 41 | 56 |
| 2019 | 47 | 53 |
| 2020 | 49 | 62 |
| 2021 | 69 | 53 |
| 2022 | 48 | 32 |
| 2023 | 33 | 31 |
| 2024 | 37 | 24 |
| 2025 | 32 | 19 |
| 2026 | 14 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Torsion bar8 Sep 2026US 12,728,908 B2ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
- Steering apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,722,685 B2Subaru Corporation
- Steering apparatus for vehicle including bending plate2 Jun 2026US 12,643,593 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Steering column assembly2 Jun 2026US 12,643,594 B2Zf Steering Systems Poland Sp. Z O.O.
- Energy absorption strap integrated with a telescope drive bracket12 May 2026US 12,623,711 B2Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
- Electric steering column and vehicle having the same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285394 A1
- Steering apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274326 A1Yamada Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Steering column for vehicle and vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274327 A1Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.
- Steer-by-wire mechanism for a vehicle3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257717 A1Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Power transmission mechanism3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257718 A1Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Locking system for adjustable position steering column90US 6,419,269 B1Delphi Technologies, Inc. · 2002
- Control of a vehicle restraining system having an air bag in a retractable steering column73US 5,295,712 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Longitudinal adjusting arrangement on a casing tube telescope of a steering spindle in a motor vehicle70US 5,690,362 AMercedes-Benz AG · 1997
- Motor vehicle steering column70US 5,722,300 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1998
- Shock-absorbing tilt type steering column70US 6,799,779 B2Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd. · 2004