B60D 1/64
Couplings or joints therefor
B60D1/64 (Couplings or joints therefor) appears on 326 US grants and 375 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60D- Granted patents
- 326
- Published applications
- 375
- Assignees
- 186
- Inventors
- 722
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 5 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 7 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 11 |
| 2012 | 8 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 | 9 |
| 2017 | 12 | 11 |
| 2018 | 14 | 16 |
| 2019 | 11 | 24 |
| 2020 | 18 | 34 |
| 2021 | 13 | 28 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 |
| 2023 | 28 | 39 |
| 2024 | 30 | 46 |
| 2025 | 38 | 31 |
| 2026 | 23 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for disconnecting appendages from the trailer portion of an autonomous vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,749,861 B2TORC Robotics, Inc.
- Adapter for selecting lamp function in a truck trailer8 Sep 2026US 12,728,680 B2Grote Industries, Inc.
- System and method for power line communications over a standard tractor-trailer electrical connection1 Sep 2026US 12,726,229 B2Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
- Device for supporting cables for articulated vehicles18 Aug 2026US 12,709,123 B2P.E.I. Protezioni Elaborazioni Industriali S.r.l.
- Hitch apparatus and system11 Aug 2026US 12,703,212 B2TeleSwivel, LLC
- Trailer connector with integrated power monitoring system and related methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309807 A1
- Work Machine System with Tractor Unit and Interchangeable Trailer Units17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274020 A1Caterpillar SAR
- Trailer for coupling to an excavator equipped with a hydraulic quick coupler10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264465 A1OilQuick Deutschland KG
- Coupling device for supply lines, in particular for conveying media from a tractor to a semi-trailer3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257524 A1Alligator AG
- Power through trailer hitch systems and methods20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241759 A1SOS Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for supplying auxiliary electrical power to an electric or hybrid vehicle144US 9,457,666 B2Elwha LLC · 2016
- Data communications apparatus for tractor/trailer using pneumatic coupler125US 5,677,667 AVehicle Enhancement Systems, Inc. · 1997
- Method and apparatus for automatically deducing a trailer is physically coupled with a vehicle113US 10,173,486 B1Samsara Networks Inc. · 2019
- Data communications coupler and lens for tractor/trailer112US 5,917,632 AVehicle Enhancement Systems, Inc. · 1999
- Magnetic coupler79US 5,954,520 A1999