B62D 49/00
Tractors
Official title: Tractors (of walk type B62D51/04; endless- track features B62D55/00 {; transport specially adapted for underground galleries E21F13/02})
B62D49/00 (Tractors) appears on 1,315 US grants and 970 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 1,315
- Published applications
- 970
- Assignees
- 448
- Inventors
- 2,429
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | 22 | 0 |
| 1978 | 50 | 0 |
| 1979 | 37 | 0 |
| 1980 | 47 | 0 |
| 1981 | 42 | 0 |
| 1982 | 33 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 4 |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 |
| 2003 | 14 | 22 |
| 2004 | 13 | 19 |
| 2005 | 14 | 25 |
| 2006 | 20 | 27 |
| 2007 | 16 | 18 |
| 2008 | 11 | 28 |
| 2009 | 16 | 24 |
| 2010 | 15 | 25 |
| 2011 | 15 | 23 |
| 2012 | 22 | 9 |
| 2013 | 22 | 22 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 |
| 2015 | 25 | 29 |
| 2016 | 32 | 46 |
| 2017 | 20 | 60 |
| 2018 | 41 | 49 |
| 2019 | 50 | 48 |
| 2020 | 47 | 63 |
| 2021 | 40 | 85 |
| 2022 | 66 | 76 |
| 2023 | 75 | 61 |
| 2024 | 76 | 70 |
| 2025 | 53 | 54 |
| 2026 | 29 | 47 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B62D 49/06Tractors: adapted for multi-purpose use807
- B62D 49/08Tractors: having means for preventing overturning or tipping194
- B62D 49/02Modified to take lifting devices166
- B62D 49/005Tractors for semi-trailers71
- B62D 49/04Modified to take pushing devices58
- B62D 49/002Tractors: characterised by being of the low ground pressure type20
Recent patents
- Tractor22 Sep 2026US 12,740,498 B2Kubota Corporation
- Motor stall and trailer lift8 Sep 2026US 12,728,937 B2Outrider Technologies, Inc.
- Vehicle having a laterally adjustable chassis and methods of operating such a vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,708,064 B2AGCO Corporation
- Tracked undercarriage for operating machines18 Aug 2026US 12,709,340 B2
- Work machine18 Aug 2026US 12,709,866 B2
- Work vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296177 A1Kubota Corporation
- Work vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296301 A1Kubota Corporation
- Rear and front traction modules for electrically operated agricultural traction unit24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285421 A1Deere & Company
- Work vehicle10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267008 A1Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Work vehicle13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231845 A1Kubota Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Motor vehicle fuel tank212US 4,357,027 AInternational Harvester Company · 1982
- Modular metamorphic vehicle143US 8,376,077 B2Oshkosh Corporation · 2013
- Vehicle for use in pipes128US 5,388,528 AOsaka Gas Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Vehicle for use in pipes124US 5,284,096 AOsaka Gas Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Tracklaying vehicles117US 5,273,126 ABritish Techology Group Ltd. · 1993