B62D 7/166
Substantially perpendicular
Official title: {substantially perpendicular, e.g. between tie-rod and steering knuckle}
B62D7/166 (Substantially perpendicular) appears on 87 US grants and 96 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 87
- Published applications
- 96
- Assignees
- 64
- Inventors
- 180
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Full-vector chassis semi-decoupled steering transverse tie rod structure and execution control method thereof30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217302 A1Tsinghua University
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- Steering centering/damping mechanism for heavy-duty vehicles5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062052 A1Hendrickson USA, L L C
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