B62D 47/00
Motor vehicles or trailers predominantly for carrying passengers
Official title: Motor vehicles or trailers predominantly for carrying passengers (superstructures B62D31/00)
B62D47/00 (Motor vehicles or trailers predominantly for carrying passengers) appears on 382 US grants and 310 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 382
- Published applications
- 310
- Assignees
- 171
- Inventors
- 780
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 10 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 |
| 2004 | 10 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 27 |
| 2012 | 19 | 7 |
| 2013 | 16 | 11 |
| 2014 | 10 | 16 |
| 2015 | 13 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 20 |
| 2017 | 14 | 9 |
| 2018 | 13 | 20 |
| 2019 | 15 | 14 |
| 2020 | 13 | 36 |
| 2021 | 10 | 24 |
| 2022 | 19 | 15 |
| 2023 | 16 | 14 |
| 2024 | 15 | 8 |
| 2025 | 18 | 11 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- EMU bogie and rubber-tired train6 Oct 2026US 12,752,843 B2CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co., Ltd.
- Convolute for a bellows for a gangway, bellows for a gangway and multi-car vehicle8 Sep 2026US 12,728,681 B2Dellner Couplers AB
- Stiffness improvement structure of vehicle16 Jun 2026US 12,654,786 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Electric bus30 Dec 2025US 12,508,890 B2Phoenix Motor, Inc.
- Versatile, modular, and stackable four-wheeled mobile platform vehicle16 Dec 2025US 12,497,115 B2
- Bellows Assembly For An Articulated Bus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257739 A1Carrosserie Hess AG
- Vehicle with storage arrangement23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208796 A1Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
- Modular vehicle23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208805 A1Textron Inc.
- Connector structure of vehicle18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167287 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Automobile with forward arrangement of passenger cabin21 May 2026US 2026/0138453 A1Aehra, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Motor vehicles with interchangeable functional body modules154US 4,842,326 A1989
- Modular vehicle constructed of front, rear and center vehicular sections102US 5,401,056 A1995
- Omnibus94US 5,813,487 AGottlob Auwarter GmbH & Co. · 1998
- Off-road vehicle74US 11,110,977 B2Oshkosh Corporation · 2021
- Three-wheel motor vehicle67US 6,276,480 B1Citymobil AG · 2001