B62K 25/04
Axle suspensions: for mounting axles resiliently on cycle frame or fork
Official title: for mounting axles resiliently on cycle frame or fork (for sidecars, forecars or the like B62K27/06)
B62K25/04 (Axle suspensions: for mounting axles resiliently on cycle frame or fork) appears on 2,574 US grants and 2,452 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62K- Granted patents
- 2,574
- Published applications
- 2,452
- Assignees
- 519
- Inventors
- 2,845
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 53 | 0 |
| 2001 | 53 | 12 |
| 2002 | 43 | 45 |
| 2003 | 46 | 47 |
| 2004 | 31 | 54 |
| 2005 | 42 | 80 |
| 2006 | 52 | 75 |
| 2007 | 55 | 70 |
| 2008 | 43 | 89 |
| 2009 | 50 | 70 |
| 2010 | 68 | 80 |
| 2011 | 54 | 62 |
| 2012 | 54 | 74 |
| 2013 | 81 | 76 |
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| 2017 | 115 | 138 |
| 2018 | 107 | 126 |
| 2019 | 125 | 165 |
| 2020 | 126 | 145 |
| 2021 | 118 | 132 |
| 2022 | 101 | 129 |
| 2023 | 114 | 133 |
| 2024 | 127 | 125 |
| 2025 | 101 | 95 |
| 2026 | 65 | 68 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B62K 25/28With pivoted chain-stay1,237
- B62K 25/06With telescopic fork904
- B62K 25/12With rocking arm pivoted on each fork leg460
- B62K 2025/048With suspension manual adjustment detailsIndexing code303
- B62K 2025/044Suspensions with automatic adjustmentIndexing code263
- B62K 2025/045Suspensions with ride-height adjustmentIndexing code180
- B62K 2025/047With suspension locking meansIndexing code113
- B62K 2025/041The cycle frame being made of a flexible materialIndexing code58
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