B62M 9/04
Transmissions characterised by use of an endless chain, belt, or the like
Official title: of changeable ratio
B62M9/04 (Transmissions characterised by use of an endless chain, belt, or the like) appears on 2,237 US grants and 1,922 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62M- Granted patents
- 2,237
- Published applications
- 1,922
- Assignees
- 352
- Inventors
- 1,752
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 28 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 35 | 0 |
| 1987 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 38 | 0 |
| 1990 | 25 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 30 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 4 |
| 2002 | 32 | 27 |
| 2003 | 16 | 33 |
| 2004 | 16 | 57 |
| 2005 | 17 | 75 |
| 2006 | 42 | 54 |
| 2007 | 51 | 64 |
| 2008 | 37 | 64 |
| 2009 | 22 | 43 |
| 2010 | 40 | 32 |
| 2011 | 47 | 31 |
| 2012 | 28 | 44 |
| 2013 | 31 | 55 |
| 2014 | 41 | 77 |
| 2015 | 71 | 72 |
| 2016 | 79 | 110 |
| 2017 | 89 | 122 |
| 2018 | 97 | 146 |
| 2019 | 110 | 146 |
| 2020 | 122 | 114 |
| 2021 | 120 | 114 |
| 2022 | 104 | 93 |
| 2023 | 130 | 123 |
| 2024 | 119 | 95 |
| 2025 | 91 | 80 |
| 2026 | 55 | 47 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Bicycle motor unit and bicycle derailleur15 Sep 2026US 12,735,144 B2Shimano Inc.
- Rotational-position sensor unit, human-powered vehicle controller, and human-powered vehicle system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,738 B2Shimano Inc.
- Reversible belt drive assemblies for snowmobiles1 Sep 2026US 12,722,742 B2Arctic Cat Inc.
- First electric device, second electric device, and control system of human-powered vehicle1 Sep 2026US 12,726,541 B2Shimano Inc.
- Human-powered vehicle control device, learning model creation method, learning model, human-powered vehicle control method and computer program25 Aug 2026US 12,715,541 B2Shimano Inc.
- Electronic derailleur8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307758 A1Tien Hsin Industries Co., Ltd.
- Reversible Belt Drive Assemblies for Snowmobiles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307759 A1Arctic Cat Inc.
- Bicycle transmission17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274374 A1RatioX Sàrl
- Reciprocating-pedaling bicycle10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264800 A1
- Rotational-position sensor unit, human-powered vehicle controller, and human-powered vehicle system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233806 A1Shimano Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Adjusting device for a control cable for a bicycle1,068US 4,833,937 AShimano Industrial Company Limited · 1989
- Propulsion and speed change mechanism for lever propelled bicycles267US 4,574,649 A1986
- Electronic transmission control system for a bicycle or the like260US 5,356,348 AE.B.T., Inc. · 1994
- Continuously variable transmission244US 4,909,101 A1990
- Continuously variable transmission243US 6,419,608 B1Motion Technologies, LLC · 2002