B60D 1/06
Ball-and-socket hitches
B60D1/06 (Ball-and-socket hitches) appears on 1,238 US grants and 1,167 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 1,238
- Published applications
- 1,167
- Assignees
- 346
- Inventors
- 1,744
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 2 |
| 2002 | 33 | 20 |
| 2003 | 26 | 23 |
| 2004 | 26 | 36 |
| 2005 | 37 | 23 |
| 2006 | 25 | 38 |
| 2007 | 19 | 18 |
| 2008 | 21 | 18 |
| 2009 | 16 | 30 |
| 2010 | 22 | 37 |
| 2011 | 29 | 40 |
| 2012 | 27 | 33 |
| 2013 | 33 | 28 |
| 2014 | 33 | 33 |
| 2015 | 24 | 39 |
| 2016 | 37 | 38 |
| 2017 | 45 | 58 |
| 2018 | 47 | 53 |
| 2019 | 58 | 76 |
| 2020 | 58 | 96 |
| 2021 | 64 | 87 |
| 2022 | 73 | 64 |
| 2023 | 81 | 85 |
| 2024 | 71 | 65 |
| 2025 | 47 | 65 |
| 2026 | 39 | 62 |
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
- Trailer dolly apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,746,989 B2
- Trailer hitch and trailer hitch system15 Sep 2026US 12,734,851 B2Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Single motion system for coupling a trailer hitch1 Sep 2026US 12,722,431 B2Dexter Axle Company
- Joint locking axial fastening system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296114 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Weight Distribution Hitch24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285105 A1Gen-Y Creations, LLC
- Tow hitch system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274017 A1Parkit360 Inc.
- Quick-Install Trailer Coupler Lock17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274019 A1Ningbo Tengyue Technology Co., Ltd.
- Hitch and Method of Manufacture10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264463 A1Gen-Y Creations, LLC
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