B62D 55/205
Connections between track links
B62D55/205 (Connections between track links) appears on 433 US grants and 403 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 433
- Published applications
- 403
- Assignees
- 118
- Inventors
- 565
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 15 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 14 |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 10 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 16 |
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| 2020 | 15 | 22 |
| 2021 | 23 | 29 |
| 2022 | 14 | 27 |
| 2023 | 29 | 21 |
| 2024 | 19 | 11 |
| 2025 | 11 | 12 |
| 2026 | 8 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Forest machine track6 Oct 2026US 12,752,869 B2Nordic Traction Oy
- Bushingless track pin for a track type vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,706 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Articulating-link turnable track drive1 Sep 2026US 12,722,724 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Sleeve bearing having a flared end7 Jul 2026US 12,674,486 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Track disassembling device19 May 2026US 12,630,239 B2Huaneng Yimin Coal-Power Co., Ltd.
- Track link with blind hole and assembly thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264779 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Track and tracked vehicle comprising such track30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217324 A1Berco S.p.A.
- Track link assembly11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159184 A1Berco S.p.A.
- Pin Bushing and Method of Manufacturing the Same7 May 2026US 2026/0126080 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Bushing with sleeve30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116482 A1Caterpillar Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endless track chain for track-type vehicles69US 5,183,318 ACaterpillar Inc. · 1993
- Tractor endless tread44US 6,030,057 A2000
- Master track chain connection for crawler tractors40US 4,636,014 ACaterpillar Inc. · 1987
- Composite tread for track-laying vehicles40US 4,880,283 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1989
- Double V-shaped endless track drive system39US 5,005,922 AEdwards, Harper, McNew & Company · 1991