B62D 55/24
Of continuously flexible type
Official title: of continuously flexible type, e.g. rubber belts
B62D55/24 (Of continuously flexible type) appears on 734 US grants and 725 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 734
- Published applications
- 725
- Assignees
- 250
- Inventors
- 953
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 10 |
| 2002 | 20 | 23 |
| 2003 | 18 | 26 |
| 2004 | 17 | 34 |
| 2005 | 18 | 24 |
| 2006 | 18 | 16 |
| 2007 | 13 | 18 |
| 2008 | 14 | 26 |
| 2009 | 14 | 27 |
| 2010 | 21 | 28 |
| 2011 | 19 | 21 |
| 2012 | 13 | 19 |
| 2013 | 15 | 18 |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 |
| 2015 | 16 | 30 |
| 2016 | 24 | 26 |
| 2017 | 23 | 32 |
| 2018 | 29 | 56 |
| 2019 | 34 | 48 |
| 2020 | 36 | 32 |
| 2021 | 32 | 50 |
| 2022 | 25 | 35 |
| 2023 | 24 | 29 |
| 2024 | 38 | 37 |
| 2025 | 31 | 27 |
| 2026 | 20 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B62D 55/244Moulded in one piece, with either smooth surfaces or surfaces having projections420
- B62D 55/253Having elements interconnected by one or more cables or like elements89
- B62D 55/242The flexible band being semi-rigid for resisting back-flexing and contributing to spring14
- B62D 55/247Gas filled or inflatable flexible tracks11
Recent patents
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- Rubber crawler and core1 Sep 2026US 12,722,725 B2Bridgestone Corporation
- Track system for traction of a vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,709,341 B2Camso Inc.
- Snowmobile11 Aug 2026US 12,703,444 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Track system for traction of a vehicle14 Jul 2026US 12,679,484 B2Camso Inc.
- Track system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296579 A1Soucy International Inc.
- Track assembly, vehicle having same, wheel, and endless track for use with same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249934 A1Soucy International Inc.
- Endless track for a track system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249935 A1Soucy International Inc.
- Snow track for a snowmobile13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233792 A1Polaris Industries Inc.
- Track system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217323 A1Soucy International Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotic platform257US 6,263,989 B1iRobot Corporation · 2001
- Robotic platform234US 6,431,296 B1iRobot Corporation · 2002
- Robotic platform211US 6,668,951 B2iRobot Corporation · 2003
- Split wheel and method for installing endless track115US 6,733,093 B2Soucy International Inc. · 2004
- Robotic platform111US 7,556,108 B2iRobot Corporation · 2009