B60P 1/44
Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the
Official title: having a loading platform thereon raising the load to the level of the load-transporting element {(vehicles with special provisions for invalids comprising means for loading or unloading invalid conveyances A61G3/02)}
B60P1/44 (Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the) appears on 556 US grants and 492 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60P- Granted patents
- 556
- Published applications
- 492
- Assignees
- 260
- Inventors
- 870
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 9 |
| 2002 | 6 | 15 |
| 2003 | 15 | 7 |
| 2004 | 10 | 14 |
| 2005 | 9 | 15 |
| 2006 | 3 | 17 |
| 2007 | 9 | 27 |
| 2008 | 13 | 26 |
| 2009 | 11 | 20 |
| 2010 | 12 | 18 |
| 2011 | 8 | 10 |
| 2012 | 10 | 9 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11 |
| 2014 | 9 | 21 |
| 2015 | 19 | 20 |
| 2016 | 14 | 25 |
| 2017 | 25 | 22 |
| 2018 | 21 | 22 |
| 2019 | 29 | 21 |
| 2020 | 21 | 17 |
| 2021 | 22 | 33 |
| 2022 | 18 | 39 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 |
| 2024 | 32 | 19 |
| 2025 | 20 | 21 |
| 2026 | 8 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60P 1/4414And keeping the loading platform parallel to the ground when raising the340
- B60P 1/4471General means for controlling movements of the loading platform146
- B60P 1/4485Attaching the complete loading platform unit to the vehicle60
- B60P 1/4457Means for immobilising the load or preventing it from rolling off during40
- B60P 1/4407And lifting achieved by pivoting of the loading platform37
- B60P 1/4492Design or construction of the moving platform itself32
- B60P 1/4464Warning signals15
Recent patents
- Lifting and transporting apparatus and method11 Aug 2026US 12,703,290 B2
- Automatic selectable sliding deck system for wheelchair user21 Jul 2026US 12,685,681 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Pinless tilt deck trailer locking mechanism23 Jun 2026US 12,662,208 B2Reelstrong, LLC
- Automated package transport vehicle16 Jun 2026US 12,654,326 B2United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- Tail lift control systems and methods26 May 2026US 12,636,991 B2
- Loading system for vehicle trunk compartment1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296293 A1
- System, Apparatus, Assembly, And Method For Moving Stackable Items20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241849 A1Nilec Solutions, LLC
- Expandable modular vehicle for lifting and transporting cargo pallets13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233658 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Systems, methods, and apparatuses for loading, shifting, and staging objects in automated or semi-automated fashion18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167081 A1United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- Height-adjustable air suspension trailer21 May 2026US 2026/0138409 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Foldable platform wheelchair lift with safety barrier183US 5,401,135 ACrow River Industries, Inc. · 1995
- Unitary liftgate130US 6,948,903 B2Maxon Lift Corporation · 2005
- Dual hydraulic, parallelogram arm wheelchair lift115US 5,261,779 ABraun GmbH · 1993
- Safety barrier/ramp actuating mechanism for wheelchair lifts91US 5,439,342 AAll American Transit Parts · 1995
- Arrangement for a lift adapted to a motor vehicle70US 4,958,979 A1990