B60T 8/1708
For lorries or tractor-trailer combinations
Official title: {for lorries or tractor-trailer combinations}
B60T8/1708 (For lorries or tractor-trailer combinations) appears on 693 US grants and 745 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60T- Granted patents
- 693
- Published applications
- 745
- Assignees
- 224
- Inventors
- 1,293
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 6 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 10 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 14 |
| 2005 | 7 | 20 |
| 2006 | 9 | 17 |
| 2007 | 6 | 11 |
| 2008 | 10 | 12 |
| 2009 | 4 | 17 |
| 2010 | 9 | 19 |
| 2011 | 12 | 10 |
| 2012 | 17 | 12 |
| 2013 | 13 | 19 |
| 2014 | 18 | 21 |
| 2015 | 23 | 30 |
| 2016 | 26 | 33 |
| 2017 | 28 | 21 |
| 2018 | 23 | 46 |
| 2019 | 28 | 50 |
| 2020 | 43 | 50 |
| 2021 | 34 | 38 |
| 2022 | 40 | 55 |
| 2023 | 34 | 46 |
| 2024 | 53 | 66 |
| 2025 | 75 | 63 |
| 2026 | 46 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for determining a tractor longitudinal force threshold value6 Oct 2026US 12,752,750 B2Volvo Truck Corporation
- Electrified vehicle and method of controlling same while being towed1 Sep 2026US 12,722,502 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- System and method for handling combination vehicle brake torque factor using trailer wheel end air volume25 Aug 2026US 12,715,399 B2Volvo Truck Corporation
- Systems and method for controlling braking at a trailer based on forward looking imaging sensor data18 Aug 2026US 12,709,253 B2Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
- Distributed and generic control allocation for multi-unit vehicle combinations11 Aug 2026US 12,703,250 B2Volvo Truck Corporation
- Trailer Vehicle and Trailer Control System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307631 A1KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
- Braking control for vehicles24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285269 A1Volvo Truck Corporation
- Method for decelerating a vehicle combination17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274219 A1ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
- Emergency maneuvering based on a pre-determined axle brake torque difference3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257653 A1Volvo Truck Corporation
- Control valve assembly for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle connected to a trailer27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249825 A1Raicam Driveline S.R.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for controlling driving dynamics of a street vehicle296US 6,223,114 B1DaimlerChrysler AG · 2001
- Automatic stability control system with strain gauge sensors150US 4,023,864 ALang Davis Industries, Inc. · 1977
- Trailer control system144US 6,668,225 B2Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. · 2003
- Monitoring method and apparatus for a brake system of heavy-duty vehicles141US 4,964,679 ALucas Industries public limited company · 1990
- Method and apparatus for controlling a trailer and an automotive vehicle with a yaw stability control system128US 6,959,970 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2005