B60D 1/244
Involving weakened zones in the hitches
Official title: {involving weakened zones in the hitches}
B60D1/244 (Involving weakened zones in the hitches) appears on 6 US grants and 10 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 6
- Published applications
- 10
- Assignees
- 6
- Inventors
- 21
- Latest grant
- 1 Mar 2022
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| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 0 | 3 |
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Recent patents
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- Collapsible step platform and receiver post29 Sep 2015US 9,145,035 B2
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- Inside frame rail impact release mounted tow hook with and automotive vehicle with impact release mounted tow hooks22 Oct 2020US 2020/0331312 A1Fca US LLC
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Towing apparatus with energy absorber22US 7,290,783 B2Shape Corp. · 2007
- Collapsible step platform and receiver post8US 9,145,035 B22015
- Rear vehicle subassembly having a towing hitch member7US 7,527,327 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2009
- Tow hook mounting structure for use with vehicle having curved frame2US 10,029,524 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2018
- Flexible tow hook1US 9,139,058 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2015