B62M 7/00
Motorcycles characterised by position of motor or engine
Official title: Motorcycles characterised by position of motor or engine (rider propulsion with addition source of power, e.g. auxiliary combustion engine or electric motor B62M6/00; frames characterised by position of engine B62K11/00)
B62M7/00 (Motorcycles characterised by position of motor or engine) appears on 1,000 US grants and 993 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62M- Granted patents
- 1,000
- Published applications
- 993
- Assignees
- 276
- Inventors
- 1,919
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 7 |
| 2002 | 12 | 24 |
| 2003 | 20 | 24 |
| 2004 | 15 | 22 |
| 2005 | 11 | 27 |
| 2006 | 16 | 31 |
| 2007 | 19 | 14 |
| 2008 | 10 | 27 |
| 2009 | 15 | 23 |
| 2010 | 18 | 19 |
| 2011 | 26 | 24 |
| 2012 | 22 | 29 |
| 2013 | 22 | 38 |
| 2014 | 35 | 28 |
| 2015 | 29 | 36 |
| 2016 | 39 | 64 |
| 2017 | 50 | 70 |
| 2018 | 57 | 68 |
| 2019 | 64 | 58 |
| 2020 | 51 | 71 |
| 2021 | 47 | 53 |
| 2022 | 50 | 51 |
| 2023 | 47 | 49 |
| 2024 | 39 | 51 |
| 2025 | 36 | 43 |
| 2026 | 33 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B62M 7/02Motorcycles characterised by position of motor or engine: with engine between front564
- B62M 7/12Motorcycles characterised by position of motor or engine: with the engine beside310
- B62M 7/08Motorcycles characterised by position of motor or engine: with the engine over36
- B62M 7/14Motorcycles characterised by position of motor or engine: with the engine on26
- B62M 7/10Motorcycles characterised by position of motor or engine: with the engine over18
- B62M 2007/005The cycle being equipped with a pneumatic motorIndexing code9
Recent patents
- Saddle-ride motorcycle of scooter type with hybrid propulsion6 Oct 2026US 12,752,617 B2PIAGGIO & C. S. p. A.
- Hybrid power unit and hybrid vehicle15 Sep 2026US 12,734,875 B2Tvs Motor Company Limited
- Electric vehicle with an electric motor mounted to a swing arm25 Aug 2026US 12,715,537 B2Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
- Electric vehicle with an electric powerpack arrangement18 Aug 2026US 12,709,349 B2Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
- Multi-stage chain transmission structure for an all-terrain kart18 Aug 2026US 12,710,093 B2
- Electric Vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296589 A1Shenzhen Chitado Technology CO., LTD
- Vehicle engine thermal management by precision cooling using series flow-type cooling system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274365 A1Harley-Davidson Motor Company
- Saddle-ride vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274373 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Telescopic Electric Suitcase10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264796 A1Zhejiang Xier Technology Co., Ltd
- Electric scooter20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242026 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electric scooter165US 5,775,452 APatmont Motor Werks · 1998
- Motorized unicycle wheel155US 4,109,741 A1978
- Motion control of a transporter113US 7,090,040 B2DEKA Products Limited Partnership · 2006
- Apparatus and method for attaching a motorized wheel to a wheelchair100US 5,494,126 A1996
- Modular motorized electric wheel hub assembly for bicycles and the like97US 6,355,996 B1Rabbit Tool U.S.A., Inc. · 2002