B62M 9/136
Chain guides
Official title: Chain guides; Mounting thereof
B62M9/136 (Chain guides) appears on 98 US grants and 71 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62M- Granted patents
- 98
- Published applications
- 71
- Assignees
- 26
- Inventors
- 97
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Bicycle gearbox having segmented sprockets10 Feb 2026US 12,545,364 B2Praxis Works LLC
- Single-sprocket system for a bicycle trainer13 Jan 2026US 12,522,318 B2Zwift, Inc.
- Front derailleur with integral cadence sensor11 Mar 2025US 12,246,797 B1
- Rotationally-engaging two-piece upper chain guide28 Jan 2025US 12,208,860 B2Eko Sport, Inc.
- Chain guide of bicycle derailleur26 Nov 2024US 12,151,783 B2Shimano Inc.
- Bicycle gearbox having segmented sprockets1 May 2025US 2025/0136242 A1Praxis Works LLC
- Chain guide of bicycle derailleur18 Jan 2024US 2024/0017792 A1Shimano Inc.
- Crank assembly for human powered vehicle19 Oct 2023US 2023/0331339 A1Shimano Inc.
- Bicycle gearbox having segmented sprockets21 Sep 2023US 2023/0294793 A1Praxis Works LLC
- Drive train and sprocket arrangement for human-powered vehicle10 Aug 2023US 2023/0249782 A1Shimano Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Front derailleur for a bicycle60US 5,620,384 AShimano Inc. · 1997
- Front derailleur for a bicycle53US 5,496,222 AShimano Inc. · 1996
- Front derailleur for a bicycle49US 4,237,743 AShimano Industrial Company Limited · 1980
- Bicycle derailleur49US 6,629,903 B1Shimano Inc. · 2003
- Front derailleur for a bicycle43US 4,330,137 AShimano Industrial Company Limited · 1982