B60D 1/07
Multi-hitch devices, i.e. comprising several hitches of the same or of a
Official title: Multi-hitch devices, i.e. comprising several hitches of the same or of a different type; Hitch-adaptors, i.e. for converting hitches from one type to another
B60D1/07 (Multi-hitch devices, i.e. comprising several hitches of the same or of a) appears on 465 US grants and 316 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 465
- Published applications
- 316
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 603
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 1 |
| 2002 | 16 | 17 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 15 | 14 |
| 2005 | 14 | 8 |
| 2006 | 14 | 12 |
| 2007 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 11 | 16 |
| 2010 | 13 | 19 |
| 2011 | 12 | 14 |
| 2012 | 17 | 13 |
| 2013 | 13 | 14 |
| 2014 | 19 | 12 |
| 2015 | 15 | 17 |
| 2016 | 17 | 6 |
| 2017 | 14 | 10 |
| 2018 | 7 | 15 |
| 2019 | 16 | 9 |
| 2020 | 11 | 16 |
| 2021 | 6 | 18 |
| 2022 | 16 | 11 |
| 2023 | 19 | 17 |
| 2024 | 15 | 16 |
| 2025 | 14 | 10 |
| 2026 | 12 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Hitch interface apparatus and system therefor29 Sep 2026US 12,746,788 B1Kooima Ag, Inc.
- Trailer dolly apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,722,430 B2
- Automatic trailer hitch23 Jun 2026US 12,662,051 B2
- Adjustable trailer hitch assembly16 Jun 2026US 12,654,501 B1Gossip LLC
- Hitch vibration dampener9 Jun 2026US 12,649,339 B2Advanced Engineering Group, LLC
- Swing away hitch adapter8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307437 A1
- Automated hitch for automated vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296854 A1United States Postal Service
- Bolt-assembled split-type hitch ball10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264464 A1Qingdao Kemei Trailer CO.,LTD
- Multi-use trailer hitch30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217071 A1
- Trailer dolly apparatus23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208801 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Stowable-lock, convertible-pintle hitch90US 6,789,815 B2Wing Enterprises, Incorporated · 2004
- Hoist apparatus67US 6,089,431 A2000
- Integrated support structure for either a fifth wheel hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch64US 7,793,968 B1Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2010
- Low-profile, hitch-concealing mount62US 6,974,148 B2B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc. · 2005
- Trailer hitch58US 4,202,562 A1980