B60D 1/01
Traction couplings or hitches characterised by their type
B60D1/01 (Traction couplings or hitches characterised by their type) appears on 2,034 US grants and 1,806 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 2,034
- Published applications
- 1,806
- Assignees
- 638
- Inventors
- 3,014
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 4 |
| 2002 | 46 | 37 |
| 2003 | 37 | 36 |
| 2004 | 43 | 49 |
| 2005 | 49 | 37 |
| 2006 | 37 | 51 |
| 2007 | 25 | 36 |
| 2008 | 33 | 33 |
| 2009 | 33 | 51 |
| 2010 | 39 | 54 |
| 2011 | 46 | 69 |
| 2012 | 54 | 57 |
| 2013 | 56 | 53 |
| 2014 | 57 | 51 |
| 2015 | 56 | 69 |
| 2016 | 65 | 61 |
| 2017 | 67 | 78 |
| 2018 | 71 | 85 |
| 2019 | 76 | 103 |
| 2020 | 93 | 145 |
| 2021 | 97 | 130 |
| 2022 | 113 | 95 |
| 2023 | 121 | 117 |
| 2024 | 107 | 106 |
| 2025 | 70 | 104 |
| 2026 | 64 | 95 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Off-road trailer6 Oct 2026US 12,752,580 B2
- Trailer coupler with integrated lock29 Sep 2026US 12,746,787 B2
- Hitch interface apparatus and system therefor29 Sep 2026US 12,746,788 B1Kooima Ag, Inc.
- Movable tow hook assemblies and vehicles including same providing solenoid-controlled impact absorption29 Sep 2026US 12,746,789 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Yawing restricting device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,790 B2Tokyo Keiki Co., Ltd.
- Swing away hitch adapter8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307437 A1
- Clamp device and carrying vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296113 A1Exedy Corporation
- Joint locking axial fastening system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296114 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Automated hitch for automated vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296854 A1United States Postal Service
- Traveling assistance device and traveling assistance control method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299585 A1Nsk Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Backup system to position vehicle relative to stationary trailer during backing procedure241US 5,729,194 A1998
- Steering control system for trailers123US 5,579,228 AUniversity of Utah Research Foundation · 1996
- Trailer hitching and backing precision guidance system method and apparatus118US 8,038,166 B12011
- Steering control system for trailers98US 5,558,350 AUniversity of Utah Research Foundation · 1996
- Stowable-lock, convertible-pintle hitch90US 6,789,815 B2Wing Enterprises, Incorporated · 2004