B62D 65/02
Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect
Official title: Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components
B62D65/02 (Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect) appears on 2,415 US grants and 2,476 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 2,415
- Published applications
- 2,476
- Assignees
- 854
- Inventors
- 5,553
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988 | 30 | 0 |
| 1989 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | 48 | 0 |
| 1991 | 32 | 0 |
| 1992 | 38 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 15 |
| 2002 | 48 | 42 |
| 2003 | 31 | 61 |
| 2004 | 41 | 67 |
| 2005 | 46 | 65 |
| 2006 | 48 | 57 |
| 2007 | 34 | 37 |
| 2008 | 28 | 65 |
| 2009 | 29 | 48 |
| 2010 | 27 | 32 |
| 2011 | 27 | 31 |
| 2012 | 37 | 33 |
| 2013 | 37 | 57 |
| 2014 | 49 | 85 |
| 2015 | 72 | 89 |
| 2016 | 100 | 124 |
| 2017 | 98 | 121 |
| 2018 | 85 | 155 |
| 2019 | 140 | 164 |
| 2020 | 133 | 188 |
| 2021 | 170 | 181 |
| 2022 | 177 | 173 |
| 2023 | 153 | 145 |
| 2024 | 140 | 179 |
| 2025 | 129 | 162 |
| 2026 | 83 | 100 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B62D 65/18Transportation, conveyor or haulage systems specially adapted for motor vehicle or trailer464
- B62D 65/024Positioning of sub-units or components with respect to body shell or other377
- B62D 65/06The sub-units or components being doors, windows, openable roofs, lids, bonnets, or372
- B62D 65/04Joining preassembled modular units composed of sub-units performing diverse functions246
- B62D 65/14The sub-units or components being passenger compartment fittings210
- B62D 65/16The sub-units or components being exterior fittings208
- B62D 65/12The sub-units or components being suspensions, brakes or wheel units172
- B62D 65/022Transferring or handling sub-units or components135
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for assembly of car bodies and other 3-dimensional objects259US 5,380,978 A1995
- Method for moving and aligning heavy device166US 9,032,620 B2Nuovo Pignone S.p.A. · 2015
- Modular chassis and body for motor vehicles144US 4,422,685 A1983
- Node for a space frame142US 9,731,773 B2Caterpillar Inc. · 2017
- Clamping device for use in motor vehicle production lines and production line having such a clamping device133US 6,250,533 B1EDAG Engineering & Design AG · 2001