B62D 23/00
Combined superstructure and frame, i.e. monocoque constructions
Official title: Combined superstructure and frame, i.e. monocoque constructions ({having impact absorbing means B62D21/15; } superstructure {or monocoque structure} sub-units {or parts or details thereof} B62D25/00 {; characterised by the material thereof B62D29/00})
B62D23/00 (Combined superstructure and frame, i.e. monocoque constructions) appears on 721 US grants and 718 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 721
- Published applications
- 718
- Assignees
- 204
- Inventors
- 1,351
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 7 |
| 2002 | 12 | 17 |
| 2003 | 10 | 9 |
| 2004 | 10 | 17 |
| 2005 | 7 | 17 |
| 2006 | 12 | 17 |
| 2007 | 5 | 9 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 11 | 13 |
| 2011 | 8 | 18 |
| 2012 | 15 | 17 |
| 2013 | 15 | 14 |
| 2014 | 19 | 30 |
| 2015 | 28 | 18 |
| 2016 | 19 | 20 |
| 2017 | 32 | 36 |
| 2018 | 32 | 52 |
| 2019 | 49 | 59 |
| 2020 | 48 | 53 |
| 2021 | 52 | 66 |
| 2022 | 66 | 51 |
| 2023 | 43 | 51 |
| 2024 | 55 | 47 |
| 2025 | 51 | 43 |
| 2026 | 20 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Utility vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,864 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,703 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Utility vehicle8 Sep 2026US 12,728,934 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Frame for a utility vehicle1 Sep 2026US 12,722,708 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Off-road vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,715,516 B2Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.
- Moulded structural component for a passenger vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296568 A1
- Utility vehicle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242009 A1
- Vehicle structure13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233780 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle structure13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233784 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Off-road vehicle including metal deflector plates13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233785 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Military vehicle298US 9,174,686 B1Oshkosh Defense, LLC · 2015
- Military vehicle264US 9,707,869 B1Oshkosh Defense, LLC · 2017
- Modular formed nodes for vehicle chassis and their methods of use132US 9,884,663 B2Divergent Technologies, Inc. · 2018
- Configuration and construction of four wheeled motor vehicles122US 4,217,970 A1980
- Side-by-side vehicle120US 8,328,235 B2Polaris Industries Inc. · 2012