B60D 1/48
Traction couplings: characterised by the mounting
Official title: characterised by the mounting
B60D1/48 (Traction couplings: characterised by the mounting) appears on 1,556 US grants and 1,382 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 1,556
- Published applications
- 1,382
- Assignees
- 561
- Inventors
- 2,414
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 5 |
| 2002 | 34 | 37 |
| 2003 | 42 | 41 |
| 2004 | 37 | 57 |
| 2005 | 49 | 35 |
| 2006 | 36 | 43 |
| 2007 | 31 | 54 |
| 2008 | 21 | 41 |
| 2009 | 33 | 38 |
| 2010 | 47 | 43 |
| 2011 | 35 | 41 |
| 2012 | 38 | 37 |
| 2013 | 44 | 41 |
| 2014 | 41 | 41 |
| 2015 | 46 | 54 |
| 2016 | 49 | 45 |
| 2017 | 50 | 55 |
| 2018 | 48 | 63 |
| 2019 | 53 | 72 |
| 2020 | 68 | 87 |
| 2021 | 68 | 93 |
| 2022 | 84 | 81 |
| 2023 | 86 | 74 |
| 2024 | 68 | 80 |
| 2025 | 57 | 63 |
| 2026 | 47 | 61 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60D 1/52Removably mounted670
- B60D 1/54Collapsible or retractable when not in use403
- B60D 1/485Mounted by means of transversal members attached to the frame of a228
- B60D 1/488Mounted directly to the chassis of the towing vehicle225
- B60D 1/56Securing to the vehicle bumper177
- B60D 1/50Resiliently mounted170
- B60D 1/481Adapted for being mounted to the front and back of trailers, carts79
- B60D 1/486Adapted for being mounted to the wheel axle of a vehicle33
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