B62D 1/192
Yieldable or collapsible columns
Official title: {Yieldable or collapsible columns}
B62D1/192 (Yieldable or collapsible columns) appears on 498 US grants and 382 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 498
- Published applications
- 382
- Assignees
- 163
- Inventors
- 802
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 16 |
| 2003 | 10 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 8 | 13 |
| 2006 | 10 | 13 |
| 2007 | 7 | 10 |
| 2008 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 9 | 13 |
| 2010 | 8 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 10 |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 |
| 2013 | 9 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 11 | 14 |
| 2016 | 17 | 26 |
| 2017 | 25 | 24 |
| 2018 | 20 | 23 |
| 2019 | 20 | 29 |
| 2020 | 26 | 35 |
| 2021 | 39 | 28 |
| 2022 | 26 | 18 |
| 2023 | 16 | 19 |
| 2024 | 19 | 9 |
| 2025 | 17 | 14 |
| 2026 | 10 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Steering apparatus for vehicle including bending plate2 Jun 2026US 12,643,593 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Energy absorption strap integrated with a telescope drive bracket12 May 2026US 12,623,711 B2Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
- Steering column for vehicle and vehicle12 May 2026US 12,623,712 B2Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.
- Low profile energy absorption strap lock mechanism5 May 2026US 12,617,449 B1Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
- Intermediate shaft28 Apr 2026US 12,612,938 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- 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.
- Steering system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241979 A1Jtekt Corporation
- Breakaway device for an automotive steering column2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184364 A1NSK Steering Systems America, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Motor vehicle steering column70US 5,722,300 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1998
- Collapsible steering column apparatus of a motor vehicle65US 5,618,058 ADaewoo Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1997
- Motor vehicle with retractable steering wheel65US 8,899,623 B2Audi AG · 2014
- Motor vehicle steering column safety device64US 5,893,580 A1999
- Motor vehicle steering column safety device58US 6,170,862 B2Unique Technologies, LLC · 2001