B60T 17/04
Arrangements of piping, valves in the piping
Official title: Arrangements of piping, valves in the piping, e.g. cut-off valves, couplings or air hoses (traction couplings involving joints for supply lines, electric circuits, or the like B60D1/62; couplings peculiar to railway vehicles for, or combined with, couplings or connectors for fluid conduits or electric cables B61G5/06; pipes, cut-off valves, couplings, air hoses per se F16C, F16K, F16L)
B60T17/04 (Arrangements of piping, valves in the piping) appears on 715 US grants and 671 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60T- Granted patents
- 715
- Published applications
- 671
- Assignees
- 355
- Inventors
- 1,405
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 35 | 45 |
| 2025 | 25 | 31 |
| 2026 | 20 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Front-mounted type reservoir assembly of electronic brake system15 Sep 2026US 12,735,011 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Brake booster assembly15 Sep 2026US 12,735,012 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Hydraulic adjustment unit, brake system, and control method1 Sep 2026US 12,722,615 B2Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Pipeline fixing member, vehicle system, and vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,710,122 B2BYD Company Limited
- Electronic brake system4 Aug 2026US 12,697,954 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Motor vehicle pipeline and method for manufacturing a motor vehicle pipeline1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296393 A1
- Tube for an air brake line1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298375 A1
- Pneumatic line switching system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264652 A1Electrans Technologies Ltd.
- Holder for Vibration-Insulating Attachment of at least One Conduit in a Vehicle30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217204 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Floating brake caliper23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210416 A1Raicam Driveline S.R.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Data communications apparatus for tractor/trailer using pneumatic coupler125US 5,677,667 AVehicle Enhancement Systems, Inc. · 1997
- Data communications coupler and lens for tractor/trailer112US 5,917,632 AVehicle Enhancement Systems, Inc. · 1999
- Tractor-trailer electronic transmission path89US 5,442,810 AQUALCOMM Incorporated · 1995
- Plug-in connection for connecting tube and host lines in particular for use in tube-line systems of motor vehicles75US 4,884,829 AJohannes Schaefer vorm. Stettiner Schraubenwerke GmbH & Co. KG · 1989
- Brake line captured band clamp72US 6,164,605 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 2000