B62D 7/16
Arrangement of linkage connections
Official title: Arrangement of linkage connections (pivots per se F16C)
B62D7/16 (Arrangement of linkage connections) appears on 368 US grants and 309 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 368
- Published applications
- 309
- Assignees
- 187
- Inventors
- 712
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 |
| 2003 | 8 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 13 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 9 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 15 |
| 2016 | 17 | 7 |
| 2017 | 14 | 13 |
| 2018 | 9 | 21 |
| 2019 | 16 | 28 |
| 2020 | 28 | 32 |
| 2021 | 21 | 24 |
| 2022 | 29 | 33 |
| 2023 | 26 | 20 |
| 2024 | 24 | 13 |
| 2025 | 23 | 9 |
| 2026 | 9 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Rear steer knuckles for off-road vehicles5 May 2026US 12,617,461 B2Arctic Cat Inc.
- Golf cart tow link24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285102 A1PGA TOUR Enterprises, LLC
- Full-vector chassis semi-decoupled steering transverse tie rod structure and execution control method thereof30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217302 A1Tsinghua University
- Steering system for a golf vehicle25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175902 A1Textron Inc.
- Chassis for robotic vehicle30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116468 A1Avride Inc.
- Vehicle steering device2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091640 A1Subaru Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tilting wheeled vehicle92US 7,487,985 B12009
- Vehicle suspension and steerage system64US 4,534,575 AJLG Industries, Inc. · 1985
- Ball and socket articulated joint58US 4,318,627 ASociete Anonyme D. B. A. · 1982
- Adjustable tie rod assembly55US 5,529,316 AAmerican Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. · 1996
- Elastic connection for an axial joint with connecting linkage of a motor vehicle steering gear54US 4,092,078 ALemforder Metallwaren AG · 1978