B62M 3/00
Construction of cranks operated by hand or foot
B62M3/00 (Construction of cranks operated by hand or foot) appears on 1,241 US grants and 1,195 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62M- Granted patents
- 1,241
- Published applications
- 1,195
- Assignees
- 376
- Inventors
- 1,579
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 25 | 0 |
| 1990 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36 | 9 |
| 2002 | 36 | 33 |
| 2003 | 24 | 38 |
| 2004 | 17 | 39 |
| 2005 | 16 | 48 |
| 2006 | 22 | 39 |
| 2007 | 17 | 55 |
| 2008 | 9 | 42 |
| 2009 | 24 | 34 |
| 2010 | 17 | 42 |
| 2011 | 19 | 56 |
| 2012 | 22 | 52 |
| 2013 | 38 | 57 |
| 2014 | 42 | 61 |
| 2015 | 44 | 54 |
| 2016 | 47 | 50 |
| 2017 | 34 | 62 |
| 2018 | 49 | 54 |
| 2019 | 62 | 68 |
| 2020 | 60 | 53 |
| 2021 | 46 | 67 |
| 2022 | 41 | 40 |
| 2023 | 40 | 45 |
| 2024 | 52 | 46 |
| 2025 | 43 | 37 |
| 2026 | 17 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B62M 3/08Pedals639
- B62M 3/003Combination of crank axles and bearings housed in the bottom bracket247
- B62M 3/16Accessories77
- B62M 3/02Construction of cranks operated by hand or foot: of adjustable length76
- B62M 3/06Construction of cranks operated by hand or foot: with elliptical or other43
- B62M 2003/006Crank arrangements to overcome dead pointsIndexing code38
- B62M 3/14Hand-grips for hand-operated cranks11
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrical connector for pedal spindle920US 8,961,191 B2Garmin Switzerland GmbH · 2015
- Measuring apparatus for pedal-crank assembly270US 5,027,303 A1991
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