B62D 51/00
Motor vehicles characterised by the driver not being seated
Official title: Motor vehicles characterised by the driver not being seated {(wheeled carriers for golf bags A63B55/60)}
B62D51/00 (Motor vehicles characterised by the driver not being seated) appears on 774 US grants and 647 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 774
- Published applications
- 647
- Assignees
- 311
- Inventors
- 1,321
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 7 |
| 2002 | 22 | 18 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 |
| 2004 | 14 | 38 |
| 2005 | 18 | 26 |
| 2006 | 24 | 30 |
| 2007 | 19 | 28 |
| 2008 | 16 | 20 |
| 2009 | 17 | 25 |
| 2010 | 24 | 12 |
| 2011 | 16 | 8 |
| 2012 | 9 | 8 |
| 2013 | 15 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9 | 17 |
| 2015 | 14 | 29 |
| 2016 | 28 | 22 |
| 2017 | 25 | 32 |
| 2018 | 33 | 31 |
| 2019 | 26 | 31 |
| 2020 | 26 | 37 |
| 2021 | 18 | 41 |
| 2022 | 22 | 27 |
| 2023 | 23 | 28 |
| 2024 | 33 | 34 |
| 2025 | 32 | 49 |
| 2026 | 16 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B62D 51/04The driver walking340
- B62D 51/02The driver standing in the vehicle328
- B62D 51/001Motor vehicles characterised by the driver not being seated: characterised by the222
- B62D 51/007The vehicle being of the endless track type43
- B62D 51/005Vehicular characteristics of load handling vehicles37
- B62D 51/004Motor vehicles characterised by the driver not being seated: characterised by the31
- B62D 51/008Motor vehicles characterised by the driver not being seated: characterised by the31
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