B60D 1/02
Bolt or shackle-type couplings
B60D1/02 (Bolt or shackle-type couplings) appears on 327 US grants and 307 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 327
- Published applications
- 307
- Assignees
- 183
- Inventors
- 601
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 8 |
| 2004 | 10 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | 3 | 12 |
| 2008 | 8 | 6 |
| 2009 | 11 | 14 |
| 2010 | 8 | 14 |
| 2011 | 9 | 13 |
| 2012 | 11 | 8 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 |
| 2014 | 13 | 7 |
| 2015 | 10 | 12 |
| 2016 | 9 | 6 |
| 2017 | 10 | 14 |
| 2018 | 17 | 22 |
| 2019 | 11 | 18 |
| 2020 | 20 | 21 |
| 2021 | 23 | 19 |
| 2022 | 12 | 16 |
| 2023 | 16 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 |
| 2025 | 8 | 18 |
| 2026 | 3 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Mobility scooter tow arrangement14 Jul 2026US 12,679,152 B2
- Wedge-lock drawbar hitch assembly2 Jun 2026US 12,643,351 B2MacDon Industries Ltd.
- Detachable dolly training connector24 Feb 2026US 12,558,930 B2ORBIS Corporation
- Trailer connecting mechanism and trailer18 Nov 2025US 12,472,786 B1
- Industrial truck with a jaw coupling, a system including an industrial truck and a trailer, and a method for coupling a trailer to an industrial truck19 Aug 2025US 12,391,079 B2Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
- Traveling assistance device and traveling assistance control method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299585 A1Nsk Ltd.
- Hitch mount with jack and recovery points24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285261 A1
- Bi-directional hitch with active lateral angle control13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233564 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Alignment markers for towing assemblies6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223760 A1Deere & Company
- Transport system and transport method6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225414 A1Hanwha Solutions Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Three-axis trailer hitch having improved rotatable coupling between vehicle and trailer77US 4,711,461 APositive Connections, Inc. · 1987
- Quick release hitch pin49US 6,193,261 B12001
- Hitch pin with locking lever48US 6,145,866 ALockeasE Corporation · 2000
- Hospital bed power-assist48US 6,871,714 B22005
- Tow bar assembly45US 5,516,140 AHinte Products, Inc. · 1996