B60D 1/40
Involving a temporarily extensible or alignable member
Official title: involving a temporarily extensible or alignable member (B60D1/38 takes precedence)
B60D1/40 (Involving a temporarily extensible or alignable member) appears on 139 US grants and 60 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 139
- Published applications
- 60
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 197
- Latest grant
- 24 Jun 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 7 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Hitch apparatus and method24 Jun 2025US 12,337,629 B2
- Steerable towing hook device6 May 2025US 12,291,062 B1Zhejiang Lituo Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Jack and tow module for towing a trailer with a truck4 Jun 2024US 11,999,418 B2Davis Industries
- Debris collection and transport cart and method of using same12 Sep 2023US 11,752,915 B1
- Jack and tow module for towing a trailer with a truck13 Dec 2022US 11,524,535 B2Davis Industries
- Coupling device for a vehicle trailer16 Oct 2025US 2025/0319729 A1
- Hitch Apparatus and Method11 Jan 2024US 2024/0010037 A1
- Articulating trailer hitch assembly21 Sep 2023US 2023/0294468 A1Tri Enterprises Ltd.
- Jack and tow module for towing a trailer with a truck6 Apr 2023US 2023/0107404 A1Davis Industries
- Jack and tow module for towing a trailer with a truck29 Apr 2021US 2021/0122201 A1Davis Industries
Most cited
By later US patents
- Swing away hitch assembly for a trailer and method of manufacturing same85US 5,503,423 ATracker Marine, L.L.C. · 1996
- Towing hitch71US 5,322,315 A1994
- Self aligning coupling apparatus56US 5,009,446 A1991
- Automatic self-aligning trailer hitch47US 4,991,865 A1991
- Adjustable trailer coupling47US 5,011,176 AFlexi-Hitch, Inc. · 1991