B61D 45/00
Means or devices for securing or supporting the cargo, including protection against
Official title: Means or devices for securing or supporting the cargo, including protection against shocks (for vehicles in general B60P7/00)
B61D45/00 (Means or devices for securing or supporting the cargo, including protection against) appears on 738 US grants and 469 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61D- Granted patents
- 738
- Published applications
- 469
- Assignees
- 307
- Inventors
- 970
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
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| 2005 | 23 | 39 |
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| 2018 | 9 | 28 |
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| 2023 | 15 | 17 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 |
| 2025 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Anchor base for chain tie down assembly7 Jul 2026US 12,673,705 B2Ireco, Inc.
- Systems and methods for loading and unloading a cargo aircraft utilizing a curved path16 Jun 2026US 12,654,856 B2ZSM Holding LLC
- Method of inhibiting movement of cargo during transport2 Jun 2026US 12,643,461 B2Tropicana Products, Inc.
- Storage assembly for railcar28 Apr 2026US 12,612,084 B2Trinity Rail Group, LLC
- Securing cargo for rail transport using polymer foam material14 Apr 2026US 12,600,288 B2MBull Holdings, LLC
- Shipping container twist-lock system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274150 A1
- Cargo Restraint Panel with Friction Layer27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249889 A1MBull Holdings, LLC
- Lading retention and method of use with railroad freight car21 May 2026US 2026/0138651 A1National Steel Car Limited
- Twistlock alignment12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070483 A1BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Railcar systems and cargo transportation methods12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070588 A1Green Swan Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Load transport and restraining devices and methods for restraining loads171US 9,809,308 B2General Electric Company · 2017
- Low profile railway car112US 5,320,046 ATrinity Industries, Inc. · 1994
- Cargo tie-down system107US 4,630,982 AThe Boeing Company · 1986
- Tiedown assembly103US 4,715,754 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1987
- Recessed demountable cargo tie down99US 6,918,721 B2Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 2005