B62K 21/02
Front wheel forks or equivalent
Official title: Front wheel forks or equivalent, e.g. single tine
B62K21/02 (Front wheel forks or equivalent) appears on 435 US grants and 472 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62K- Granted patents
- 435
- Published applications
- 472
- Assignees
- 173
- Inventors
- 673
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 7 | 5 |
| 2007 | 9 | 11 |
| 2008 | 6 | 13 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 11 |
| 2011 | 11 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 |
| 2013 | 12 | 20 |
| 2014 | 12 | 23 |
| 2015 | 19 | 24 |
| 2016 | 15 | 32 |
| 2017 | 29 | 33 |
| 2018 | 28 | 36 |
| 2019 | 41 | 33 |
| 2020 | 27 | 37 |
| 2021 | 23 | 36 |
| 2022 | 27 | 24 |
| 2023 | 15 | 21 |
| 2024 | 17 | 22 |
| 2025 | 17 | 16 |
| 2026 | 13 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Double swingarm front suspension for bicycles and motorcycles137US 5,462,302 A1995
- Vehicles and methods using center of gravity and mass shift control system113US 7,350,787 B22008
- Front suspension system for a motorcycle101US 4,526,249 A1985
- Air damping for bicycle shock absorbing fork100US 5,417,446 AHalson Designs, Inc. · 1995
- Bicycle wheel suspension, driving and braking assembly92US 4,170,369 A1979