B60D 1/04
Hook or hook-and-hasp couplings
B60D1/04 (Hook or hook-and-hasp couplings) appears on 197 US grants and 182 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 197
- Published applications
- 182
- Assignees
- 128
- Inventors
- 398
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 9 | 11 |
| 2016 | 8 | 13 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 | 14 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | 13 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 20 |
| 2025 | 9 | 19 |
| 2026 | 12 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Movable tow hook assemblies and vehicles including same providing solenoid-controlled impact absorption29 Sep 2026US 12,746,789 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tow hook device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,492 B2MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
- Towing arrangement of a battery-powered mining machine and a battery-powered mining machine25 Aug 2026US 12,715,254 B2Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
- Hitch apparatus and system11 Aug 2026US 12,703,212 B2TeleSwivel, LLC
- Front subframe mounted recovery hook14 Jul 2026US 12,679,151 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Work Machine System with Tractor Unit and Interchangeable Trailer Units17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274020 A1Caterpillar SAR
- Bi-directional hitch with active lateral angle control13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233564 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Systems and methods for coupling a part-conveying cart to a powered vehicle30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217069 A1The Boeing Company
- Tow hook assembly for a vehicle30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217070 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Multi-use trailer hitch30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217071 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dual function vehicle tow hook60US 5,054,806 AChrysler Corporation · 1991
- Quick attach coupling49US 4,747,612 ADeere & Company · 1988
- One-piece pintle hitch38US 6,139,043 ABuyers Products Company · 2000
- Trailer hitch35US 5,647,604 A1997
- Hitch mechanism for tractors and implements34US 4,368,899 AKansas State University Research Foundation · 1983