B62D 3/02
Mechanical
Official title: mechanical
B62D3/02 (Mechanical) appears on 1,265 US grants and 1,293 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 1,265
- Published applications
- 1,293
- Assignees
- 323
- Inventors
- 2,304
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 5 |
| 2002 | 29 | 24 |
| 2003 | 21 | 22 |
| 2004 | 17 | 23 |
| 2005 | 11 | 28 |
| 2006 | 9 | 24 |
| 2007 | 14 | 36 |
| 2008 | 19 | 34 |
| 2009 | 10 | 23 |
| 2010 | 29 | 26 |
| 2011 | 24 | 25 |
| 2012 | 24 | 30 |
| 2013 | 25 | 37 |
| 2014 | 37 | 62 |
| 2015 | 47 | 68 |
| 2016 | 56 | 74 |
| 2017 | 64 | 98 |
| 2018 | 77 | 88 |
| 2019 | 68 | 78 |
| 2020 | 65 | 104 |
| 2021 | 74 | 82 |
| 2022 | 71 | 91 |
| 2023 | 72 | 73 |
| 2024 | 82 | 51 |
| 2025 | 58 | 44 |
| 2026 | 42 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Self-energy-storage wheel corner module integrating omni-directional redundant steering and energy regenerative suspension6 Oct 2026US 12,752,833 B2Jilin University
- Steering gears with electric steering assist systems and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,835 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Vehicle systems and methods for automated mitigation of rough road conditions22 Sep 2026US 12,741,643 B1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Device for pressing a rack against a pinion, steering device having such a device, and method for producing such a device and/or steering device22 Sep 2026US 12,742,489 B2ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
- Steering bellows15 Sep 2026US 12,736,091 B2Trelleborg Carquefou
- Device for Limiting Rotation of a Vehicle Steering Shaft1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296523 A1Willi Elbe Gelenkwellen GmbH & Co. KG
- Steering apparatus for vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274331 A1Hl Mando Corporation
- Ball screw device and steering device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249898 A1Jtekt Corporation
- Modular electric power steering unit with bevel input for flexible packaging in commercial vehicles with linear steering gear27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249900 A1ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
- Linear damper and steering device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249907 A1Somic Management Holdings Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Steering systems119US 4,225,148 AAktiebolaget Svenska Kullagerfabriken · 1980
- Vehicle steering system111US 8,201,656 B2Oshkosh Corporation · 2012
- Side-by-side vehicle72US 10,369,861 B2Polaris Industries Inc. · 2019
- Steering gear for motor vehicles54US 5,272,933 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1993
- Subframe for a motor vehicle52US 5,280,957 ADr. Ing. h,c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft · 1994