B62D 5/0454
Worm gears
Official title: {Worm gears}
B62D5/0454 (Worm gears) appears on 161 US grants and 201 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 161
- Published applications
- 201
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 331
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 13 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10 | 13 |
| 2019 | 10 | 14 |
| 2020 | 12 | 26 |
| 2021 | 12 | 20 |
| 2022 | 13 | 30 |
| 2023 | 19 | 26 |
| 2024 | 24 | 16 |
| 2025 | 20 | 5 |
| 2026 | 18 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Steering system for use in turning steerable vehicle wheels18 Aug 2026US 12,709,318 B2ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Steering system for use in turning steerable vehicle wheels18 Aug 2026US 12,709,322 B2ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Steering device of vehicle4 Aug 2026US 12,698,027 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Worm reducer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309219 A1Nsk Steering & Control, Inc.
- Steering system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296526 A1Nabtesco Corporation
- Steering and suspension device of vehicle body24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285397 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Decelerator24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287045 A1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Recirculating ball steering apparatus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257719 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Motor-operated power steering apparatus of the rack-and-pinion type16US 4,834,202 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1989
- Recirculating ball power steering system16US 8,360,197 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC · 2013
- Recirculating ball power steering system12US 8,567,554 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC · 2013
- Rack and pinion auxiliary steering mechanism, especially for motor vehicles10US 5,040,631 AZahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG · 1991
- Steering gear for the roadwheels of a vehicle9US 4,987,963 AFord Motor Company · 1991