B60D 1/46
Vertically
Official title: vertically
B60D1/46 (Vertically) appears on 380 US grants and 343 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 380
- Published applications
- 343
- Assignees
- 168
- Inventors
- 638
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 9 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 9 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 |
| 2014 | 8 | 4 |
| 2015 | 8 | 15 |
| 2016 | 17 | 11 |
| 2017 | 9 | 13 |
| 2018 | 12 | 15 |
| 2019 | 13 | 25 |
| 2020 | 18 | 24 |
| 2021 | 17 | 31 |
| 2022 | 30 | 28 |
| 2023 | 31 | 32 |
| 2024 | 27 | 21 |
| 2025 | 22 | 23 |
| 2026 | 15 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Reconfigurable trailer hitch1 Sep 2026US 12,722,433 B2
- Tow bar lift assist system and method21 Jul 2026US 12,686,241 B1FAST Global Solutions, Inc.
- Automatic trailer hitch23 Jun 2026US 12,662,051 B2
- Adjustable trailer hitch assembly16 Jun 2026US 12,654,501 B1Gossip LLC
- Hitch vibration dampener9 Jun 2026US 12,649,339 B2Advanced Engineering Group, LLC
- Traveling assistance device and traveling assistance control method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299585 A1Nsk Ltd.
- Hitch and Method of Manufacture10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264463 A1Gen-Y Creations, LLC
- Height adjusting tow hitch systems, vehicles, and methods including the same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249656 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Hitch head with apparatus for pivoting16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200274 A1LKQ Corporation
- Modular Multi-Axis Load-Offloading Hitch System9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192617 A1Tow Era Innovations Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Inventory system with mobile drive unit and inventory holder203US 7,402,018 B2Kiva Systems, Inc. · 2008
- Weight distributing hitch58US 5,465,991 AReese Products, Inc. · 1995
- Adjustable hitch ball mount for a trailer hitch57US 4,033,601 AMasco Corporation of Indiana · 1977
- Vehicle hitch assembly51US 4,662,647 A1987
- Weight distributing hitch50US 5,375,867 AReese Products, Inc. · 1994