B62L

Brakes specially adapted for cycles

Official title: BRAKES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES {(arrangements in cycles for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions B60T8/00)}

B62L (Brakes specially adapted for cycles) appears on 2,165 US grants and 1,811 published applications in this corpus.

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Granted patents: 2,165
Published applications: 1,811
Assignees: 477
Inventors: 2,447
Latest grant: 6 Oct 2026

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B62L: granted patents and published applications per publication year
Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	28	0
1977	33	0
1978	14	0
1979	18	0
1980	15	0
1981	22	0
1982	13	0
1983	5	0
1984	17	0
1985	17	0
1986	25	0
1987	28	0
1988	28	0
1989	28	0
1990	33	0
1991	20	0
1992	16	0
1993	15	0
1994	25	0
1995	26	0
1996	45	0
1997	33	0
1998	31	0
1999	54	0
2000	51	0
2001	63	16
2002	51	32
2003	37	43
2004	26	34
2005	33	44
2006	20	49
2007	25	53
2008	24	41
2009	31	45
2010	32	29
2011	21	26
2012	27	43
2013	32	66
2014	44	71
2015	60	82
2016	60	91
2017	74	129
2018	90	138
2019	127	148
2020	119	118
2021	118	102
2022	88	119
2023	97	90
2024	107	91
2025	81	68
2026	38	43

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