B62D 55/30
Track-tensioning means
B62D55/30 (Track-tensioning means) appears on 421 US grants and 375 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 421
- Published applications
- 375
- Assignees
- 195
- Inventors
- 739
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 7 |
| 2003 | 9 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 5 | 18 |
| 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 |
| 2009 | 9 | 12 |
| 2010 | 10 | 11 |
| 2011 | 11 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 16 |
| 2013 | 14 | 15 |
| 2014 | 15 | 12 |
| 2015 | 9 | 14 |
| 2016 | 13 | 21 |
| 2017 | 9 | 14 |
| 2018 | 14 | 25 |
| 2019 | 16 | 14 |
| 2020 | 13 | 18 |
| 2021 | 10 | 25 |
| 2022 | 15 | 20 |
| 2023 | 18 | 19 |
| 2024 | 20 | 34 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 |
| 2026 | 16 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tracked vehicle tensioning15 Sep 2026US 12,735,128 B2Howe & Howe Inc.
- Articulating-link turnable track drive1 Sep 2026US 12,722,724 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Crawler-type traveling body and traveling apparatus18 Aug 2026US 12,709,339 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Track system for traction of a vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,709,341 B2Camso Inc.
- Crawler type traveling body and traveling apparatus30 Jun 2026US 12,668,320 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Modular all-terrain minibike with interchangeable wheel, ski and track assemblies8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307749 A1
- Idler assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285427 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Walk-behind apparatus with continuous tracks23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208804 A1Barreto Manufacturing, Inc.
- Track system for traction of a vehicle4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152244 A1Camso Inc.
- Track tension monitoring using acceleration and transmission speed sensor inputs7 May 2026US 2026/0125124 A1Caterpillar Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wheel mount track conversion assembly99US 5,607,210 A1997
- Tensioning and suspension system for a tracked vehicle96US 5,316,381 ADeere & Company · 1994
- Vehicle track undercarriage adjustment system83US 6,401,847 B1Case Corporation · 2002
- Track suspension system81US 4,953,919 APhoenix Engineering Ltd. · 1990
- Terrain conforming track assembly76US 7,597,161 B22009