B60D 1/485
Mounted by means of transversal members attached to the frame of a
Official title: {mounted by means of transversal members attached to the frame of a vehicle}
B60D1/485 (Mounted by means of transversal members attached to the frame of a) appears on 228 US grants and 226 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 228
- Published applications
- 226
- Assignees
- 104
- Inventors
- 415
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | 10 | 16 |
| 2004 | 15 | 20 |
| 2005 | 10 | 3 |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 | 10 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 | 18 |
| 2020 | 11 | 15 |
| 2021 | 18 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 | 11 |
| 2023 | 17 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 |
| 2025 | 6 | 11 |
| 2026 | 2 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Offset multi-point under bed hitch mounting system and method10 Mar 2026US 12,570,115 B2Horizon Global Americas Inc.
- Vehicle accessory attachment system24 Feb 2026US 12,558,932 B2Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Towing device for vehicle and vehicle11 Nov 2025US 12,466,222 B2Zhejiang Geeley Holding Group Co., Ltd
- Methods and apparatus for a hitch including multiple pins coupled to an outboard frame30 Sep 2025US 12,427,816 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Vehicle rear structure and trailer coupling structure of vehicle2 Sep 2025US 12,403,734 B2Subaru Corporation
- Rear impact unit3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257640 A1ACPS Automotive GmbH
- Hitch receiver and coupling tongue for heavy duty applications9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192615 A1
- Rear rail hitch interface for a vehicle18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167137 A1Fca US LLC
- Coupling unit16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103035 A1ACPS Automotive GmbH
- Vehicle tow hooks and systems26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054535 A1Hyundai Motor Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Detachable axle and hitch assembly78US 7,237,789 B12007
- Collar for trailer hitch receiver69US 5,620,198 AReese Products, Inc. · 1997
- Integrated support structure for either a fifth wheel hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch64US 7,793,968 B1Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2010
- Detachable tow hook assembly and vehicle with one or more detachable tow hooks59US 7,472,919 B2Daimler Trucks North America LLC · 2009
- Self-storing hitch51US 6,149,181 A2000