B62K 21/00
Steering devices
B62K21/00 (Steering devices) appears on 2,601 US grants and 2,665 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62K- Granted patents
- 2,601
- Published applications
- 2,665
- Assignees
- 815
- Inventors
- 3,891
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 28 | 0 |
| 1988 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 36 | 0 |
| 1993 | 49 | 0 |
| 1994 | 43 | 0 |
| 1995 | 39 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 37 | 0 |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 36 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 11 |
| 2002 | 32 | 41 |
| 2003 | 40 | 79 |
| 2004 | 44 | 86 |
| 2005 | 42 | 89 |
| 2006 | 52 | 69 |
| 2007 | 50 | 67 |
| 2008 | 27 | 89 |
| 2009 | 32 | 81 |
| 2010 | 49 | 80 |
| 2011 | 55 | 60 |
| 2012 | 43 | 66 |
| 2013 | 69 | 81 |
| 2014 | 64 | 100 |
| 2015 | 86 | 120 |
| 2016 | 87 | 143 |
| 2017 | 125 | 141 |
| 2018 | 110 | 157 |
| 2019 | 147 | 157 |
| 2020 | 137 | 169 |
| 2021 | 104 | 164 |
| 2022 | 137 | 161 |
| 2023 | 122 | 145 |
| 2024 | 131 | 113 |
| 2025 | 106 | 111 |
| 2026 | 70 | 85 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B62K 21/12Handlebars1,043
- B62K 21/18Connections between forks and handlebars or handlebar stems642
- B62K 21/02Front wheel forks or equivalent435
- B62K 21/26Handlebar grips359
- B62K 21/06Bearings specially adapted for steering heads187
- B62K 21/08Steering dampers153
- B62K 21/04Fork crowns138
- B62K 21/10Mechanisms for restoring steering device to straight-ahead position59
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