B60D 1/246
For actuating the hitch by powered means
Official title: {for actuating the hitch by powered means}
B60D1/246 (For actuating the hitch by powered means) appears on 131 US grants and 156 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 131
- Published applications
- 156
- Assignees
- 83
- Inventors
- 295
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 | 13 |
| 2020 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 15 |
| 2022 | 11 | 14 |
| 2023 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 13 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 12 |
| 2026 | 5 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Coupling device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116133 A1ACPS Automotive GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tandem robot control system and method for controlling mobile robots in tandem88US 6,484,083 B1Sandia Corporation · 2002
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- Compact multipurpose trailer tug29US 6,758,291 B12004
- Trailer coupling24US 5,853,186 AORIS Fahrzeugteile Hans Riehle GmbH · 1998
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