B60D 1/363
Hitch guiding or catching elements
Official title: {Hitch guiding or catching elements, e.g. V-shaped plates partially surrounding a coupling member for guiding the other coupling member}
B60D1/363 (Hitch guiding or catching elements) appears on 180 US grants and 134 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 180
- Published applications
- 134
- Assignees
- 58
- Inventors
- 301
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 |
| 2005 | 8 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 7 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 10 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020 | 12 | 17 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 14 | 6 |
| 2023 | 13 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
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
- Automated hitch for automated vehicle9 Jun 2026US 12,649,647 B2United States Postal Service
- Tow hitch lead in system30 Dec 2025US 12,508,855 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Hitches including latch actuators and sensors, and vehicles incorporating the same11 Nov 2025US 12,466,221 B2Crown Equipment Corporation
- Industrial truck with a jaw coupling, a system including an industrial truck and a trailer, and a method for coupling a trailer to an industrial truck19 Aug 2025US 12,391,079 B2Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
- Automated hitch for automated vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296854 A1United States Postal Service
- Carriage coupling device18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381809 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
- Mechanically-adaptable hitch guide30 Oct 2025US 2025/0332874 A1Seegrid Corporation
- Quick disconnect system for a hitch receiver26 Dec 2024US 2024/0424842 A1Suweeka Ltd.
- Scale for a towable vehicle31 Oct 2024US 2024/0359511 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for linking electric drive vehicles57US 8,335,607 B22012
- Self-aligning, self-locking and self-leveling trailer hitch assembly45US 4,792,151 A1988
- Trailer jacking device44US 3,944,259 A1976
- Self-aligning and self-connecting trailer hitch41US 5,080,386 A1992
- Combination fifth wheel and gooseneck hitch37US 6,485,045 B1Tennessee Truck Works, L.L.C. · 2002