B62D 55/00
Endless track vehicles
Official title: Endless track vehicles (steering aspects B62D11/00; {characterised by the driver not being seated B62D51/007})
B62D55/00 (Endless track vehicles) appears on 3,933 US grants and 3,262 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 3,933
- Published applications
- 3,262
- Assignees
- 1,103
- Inventors
- 5,343
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 85 | 0 |
| 1977 | 68 | 0 |
| 1978 | 93 | 0 |
| 1979 | 56 | 0 |
| 1980 | 54 | 0 |
| 1981 | 53 | 0 |
| 1982 | 33 | 0 |
| 1983 | 33 | 0 |
| 1984 | 57 | 0 |
| 1985 | 49 | 0 |
| 1986 | 57 | 0 |
| 1987 | 57 | 0 |
| 1988 | 33 | 0 |
| 1989 | 58 | 0 |
| 1990 | 35 | 0 |
| 1991 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | 46 | 0 |
| 1994 | 54 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 36 | 0 |
| 1997 | 38 | 0 |
| 1998 | 52 | 0 |
| 1999 | 61 | 0 |
| 2000 | 70 | 0 |
| 2001 | 76 | 26 |
| 2002 | 85 | 73 |
| 2003 | 77 | 97 |
| 2004 | 49 | 92 |
| 2005 | 67 | 99 |
| 2006 | 55 | 75 |
| 2007 | 47 | 65 |
| 2008 | 49 | 93 |
| 2009 | 54 | 107 |
| 2010 | 78 | 98 |
| 2011 | 88 | 94 |
| 2012 | 62 | 116 |
| 2013 | 92 | 106 |
| 2014 | 109 | 134 |
| 2015 | 99 | 137 |
| 2016 | 138 | 174 |
| 2017 | 149 | 175 |
| 2018 | 138 | 208 |
| 2019 | 158 | 187 |
| 2020 | 151 | 164 |
| 2021 | 138 | 223 |
| 2022 | 149 | 170 |
| 2023 | 153 | 156 |
| 2024 | 145 | 176 |
| 2025 | 136 | 132 |
| 2026 | 109 | 85 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B62D 55/08Endless track units3,256
- B62D 55/06Endless track vehicles: with tracks without ground wheels1,231
- B62D 55/04Endless track vehicles: with tracks and alternative ground wheels256
- B62D 55/32Assembly, disassembly, repair or servicing of endless-track systems235
- B62D 55/02Endless track vehicles: with tracks and additional ground wheels147
Recent patents
- Forest machine track6 Oct 2026US 12,752,869 B2Nordic Traction Oy
- Track assembly for a tracked vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,746,990 B2BAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
- Tracked combat vehicle with integrated motor brake having clutch sensors29 Sep 2026US 12,747,784 B1Oshkosh Defense, LLC
- Crawler track cover device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,705 B2
- Bushingless track pin for a track type vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,706 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Modular all-terrain minibike with interchangeable wheel, ski and track assemblies8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307749 A1
- Carrier for transferring loads across a corrugated surface8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307750 A1Clifton Development and Designs Pty Ltd
- Underwater robot drive structure and underwater robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308931 A1Seauto (Guangdong Hengqin) Technology Co., Ltd.
- Extending range of a robotic electric vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296219 A1Textron Systems Corporation
- Track system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296579 A1Soucy International Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Reconfigurable mobile vehicle with magnetic tracks262US 5,363,935 ACarnegie Mellon University · 1994
- Robotic platform257US 6,263,989 B1iRobot Corporation · 2001
- Hybrid robotic vehicle244US 4,977,971 AUniversity of Florida · 1990
- Robotic platform234US 6,431,296 B1iRobot Corporation · 2002
- Small all terrain mobile robot233US 5,022,812 ARemotec, Inc. · 1991