B60D 1/36
For facilitating connection
Official title: for facilitating connection, e.g. hitch catchers
B60D1/36 (For facilitating connection) appears on 981 US grants and 790 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 981
- Published applications
- 790
- Assignees
- 275
- Inventors
- 1,664
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 2 |
| 2002 | 16 | 22 |
| 2003 | 14 | 21 |
| 2004 | 18 | 24 |
| 2005 | 25 | 21 |
| 2006 | 12 | 35 |
| 2007 | 18 | 27 |
| 2008 | 19 | 22 |
| 2009 | 15 | 16 |
| 2010 | 19 | 18 |
| 2011 | 15 | 19 |
| 2012 | 21 | 15 |
| 2013 | 10 | 16 |
| 2014 | 27 | 17 |
| 2015 | 16 | 20 |
| 2016 | 12 | 27 |
| 2017 | 19 | 22 |
| 2018 | 23 | 39 |
| 2019 | 35 | 73 |
| 2020 | 45 | 90 |
| 2021 | 71 | 53 |
| 2022 | 57 | 47 |
| 2023 | 56 | 39 |
| 2024 | 39 | 49 |
| 2025 | 39 | 35 |
| 2026 | 19 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Automated trailer coupling arrangement15 Sep 2026US 12,734,852 B2SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
- Trailer coupler and method for same1 Sep 2026US 12,722,434 B2
- Automation in estimation of center linkage of an implement1 Sep 2026US 12,722,435 B2Deere & Company
- Method to detect a trailer coupler position using camera-based triangulation, optimization and filtering25 Aug 2026US 12,715,255 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Systems and methods for autonomously backing a vehicle to a dock18 Aug 2026US 12,709,263 B2PACCAR Inc
- Automated hitch for automated vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296854 A1United States Postal Service
- Packaging machine system with agvs and method for controlling same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288161 A1Gerhard Schubert GmbH
- Uncoupling a trailer from a tractor17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274214 A1ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
- Bi-directional hitch with active lateral angle control13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233564 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Trailer hitch ball and coupler compatibility detection system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233672 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle interior LED lighting system962US 7,195,381 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2007
- Video mirror system for a vehicle485US 7,619,508 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2009
- Alignment guide for a trailer hitch249US 6,820,888 B12004
- Backup system to position vehicle relative to stationary trailer during backing procedure241US 5,729,194 A1998
- Inventory system with mobile drive unit and inventory holder203US 7,402,018 B2Kiva Systems, Inc. · 2008