B62D 57/00
Vehicles characterised by having other propulsion or other ground- engaging means than
Official title: Vehicles characterised by having other propulsion or other ground- engaging means than wheels or endless track, alone or in addition to wheels or endless track (sledges B62B; motor sledges B62M)
B62D57/00 (Vehicles characterised by having other propulsion or other ground- engaging means than) appears on 1,854 US grants and 2,013 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 1,854
- Published applications
- 2,013
- Assignees
- 704
- Inventors
- 3,400
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 8 |
| 2002 | 20 | 21 |
| 2003 | 25 | 29 |
| 2004 | 23 | 43 |
| 2005 | 36 | 63 |
| 2006 | 40 | 45 |
| 2007 | 26 | 49 |
| 2008 | 28 | 51 |
| 2009 | 27 | 42 |
| 2010 | 60 | 47 |
| 2011 | 42 | 57 |
| 2012 | 41 | 44 |
| 2013 | 53 | 53 |
| 2014 | 51 | 58 |
| 2015 | 72 | 41 |
| 2016 | 73 | 78 |
| 2017 | 60 | 49 |
| 2018 | 70 | 92 |
| 2019 | 83 | 104 |
| 2020 | 77 | 114 |
| 2021 | 95 | 134 |
| 2022 | 84 | 162 |
| 2023 | 108 | 163 |
| 2024 | 145 | 174 |
| 2025 | 157 | 159 |
| 2026 | 124 | 133 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems, devices, and methods for a hydraulic robotic arm6 Oct 2026US 12,752,419 B2Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
- Robots and methods for protecting fragile components thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,746,675 B2Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
- Control device and method for trajectory planning of turning motion of legged robot and computer-readable storage medium29 Sep 2026US 12,748,432 B2Ubtech Robotics Corp Ltd
- System and method for controlling a multi-legged robot22 Sep 2026US 12,741,375 B2Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
- Collaborative robots22 Sep 2026US 12,741,708 B1Collaborative Robotics
- Wall climbing elevator systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307944 A1Otis Elevator Company
- Intelligent assistive blind guidance system and method based on audio-visual fusion and haptic feedback8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309497 A1Shandong University
- Generating object references from perception data in unstructured environments and related technology8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310175 A1
- Robotic foot sensor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295860 A1Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Mobile robot leg actuator torque balancing and related technology24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284868 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Miniature robotic vehicles and methods of controlling same376US 6,548,982 B1Regents of the University of Minnesota · 2003
- System for controlling artificial knee joint action in an above knee prosthesis315US 5,571,205 A1996
- Transportation vehicles and methods285US 5,971,091 ADEKA Products Limited Partnership · 1999
- Fault tolerant architecture for a personal vehicle230US 6,223,104 B1DEKA Products Limited Partnership · 2001
- Mobile cleaning robot for floors224US 6,938,298 B22005