B62D 27/00
Connections between superstructure or understructure sub-units
Official title: Connections between superstructure {or understructure} sub-units {(B62D33/0207, B62D33/044 take precedence; between sub-units predominently made of synthetic material B62D29/048)}
B62D27/00 (Connections between superstructure or understructure sub-units) appears on 2,479 US grants and 2,634 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 2,479
- Published applications
- 2,634
- Assignees
- 630
- Inventors
- 5,014
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 22 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 6 |
| 2002 | 26 | 32 |
| 2003 | 30 | 24 |
| 2004 | 29 | 29 |
| 2005 | 13 | 38 |
| 2006 | 19 | 32 |
| 2007 | 22 | 23 |
| 2008 | 10 | 44 |
| 2009 | 27 | 25 |
| 2010 | 26 | 31 |
| 2011 | 18 | 31 |
| 2012 | 33 | 31 |
| 2013 | 25 | 42 |
| 2014 | 44 | 82 |
| 2015 | 83 | 144 |
| 2016 | 117 | 130 |
| 2017 | 123 | 156 |
| 2018 | 137 | 201 |
| 2019 | 182 | 222 |
| 2020 | 176 | 228 |
| 2021 | 216 | 224 |
| 2022 | 243 | 247 |
| 2023 | 191 | 212 |
| 2024 | 134 | 150 |
| 2025 | 172 | 144 |
| 2026 | 108 | 106 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- RV and trailer composite panel manufacturing process with interlocking connections assembly system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,501 B2Carbon Lite Trailers, Inc.
- Structural members for a vehicle and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,855 B2Autotech Engineering S.L.
- Methods and apparatus for additively manufactured endoskeleton-based transport structures29 Sep 2026US 12,746,706 B2Divergent Technologies, Inc.
- Vehicle floor structure29 Sep 2026US 12,746,973 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Battery attachment for vehicles22 Sep 2026US 12,741,524 B2Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Manufacturing method for a metallic part and associated metallic part8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307131 A1
- Vehicle having ramp apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307571 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Reconfigurable vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307578 A1
- Joint structure of vehicle body8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307720 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Joint structure of vehicle body8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307721 A1Hyundai Motor Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle frame assembly and method for manufacturing same160US 6,010,155 ADana Corporation · 2000
- Node for a space frame142US 9,731,773 B2Caterpillar Inc. · 2017
- Modular formed nodes for vehicle chassis and their methods of use132US 9,884,663 B2Divergent Technologies, Inc. · 2018
- Lightweight vehicle structure flexibly manufactured123US 10,286,961 B2Blm S.P.A. · 2019
- Panoramic roof stiffener reinforcement119US 10,421,496 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd. · 2019