B60D 1/488
Mounted directly to the chassis of the towing vehicle
Official title: {mounted directly to the chassis of the towing vehicle}
B60D1/488 (Mounted directly to the chassis of the towing vehicle) appears on 225 US grants and 223 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 225
- Published applications
- 223
- Assignees
- 102
- Inventors
- 371
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014 | 10 | 11 |
| 2015 | 14 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 | 9 |
| 2017 | 11 | 14 |
| 2018 | 9 | 12 |
| 2019 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020 | 14 | 23 |
| 2021 | 17 | 22 |
| 2022 | 18 | 14 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 |
| 2025 | 12 | 8 |
| 2026 | 7 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tow hook device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,492 B2MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
- Fifth wheel hitch with a remotely-engaging handle26 May 2026US 12,637,156 B2Horizon Global Americas Inc.
- Tow hook assemblies and vehicles including same5 May 2026US 12,617,247 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Offset multi-point under bed hitch mounting system and method10 Mar 2026US 12,570,115 B2Horizon Global Americas Inc.
- Lift devices for containers10 Mar 2026US 12,570,200 B2
- Vehicle25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175915 A1Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.
- Self-aligning, rotating d-ring for recovery vehicles5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061788 A1Miller Industries Towing Equipment, Inc.
- Holding device19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048626 A1ACPS Automotive GmbH
- Towing device15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014825 A1MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
- Fifth Wheel Hitch6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340255 A1Curt Manufacturing, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tow assembly61US 5,716,066 ASaturn Corporation · 1998
- Dual function vehicle tow hook60US 5,054,806 AChrysler Corporation · 1991
- Under-bed fifth wheel mounting system58US 6,467,791 B1Valley Industries LLC · 2002
- Frame assembly for a vehicle56US 10,556,622 B1Oshkosh Defense, LLC · 2020
- System for securing a vehicle during transport against movement under forces from multiple directions52US 8,714,592 B1Hendrick Motorsports Performance Group, LLC · 2014