B62D 53/00
Tractor-trailer combinations
Official title: Tractor-trailer combinations; Road trains (traction couplings other than fifth wheel coupling B60D {; tracked vehicles comprising at least two articulated parts B62D55/0655})
B62D53/00 (Tractor-trailer combinations) appears on 2,822 US grants and 1,928 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 2,822
- Published applications
- 1,928
- Assignees
- 995
- Inventors
- 3,901
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 56 | 0 |
| 1977 | 60 | 0 |
| 1978 | 85 | 0 |
| 1979 | 61 | 0 |
| 1980 | 61 | 0 |
| 1981 | 53 | 0 |
| 1982 | 48 | 0 |
| 1983 | 42 | 0 |
| 1984 | 39 | 0 |
| 1985 | 38 | 0 |
| 1986 | 42 | 0 |
| 1987 | 39 | 0 |
| 1988 | 39 | 0 |
| 1989 | 41 | 0 |
| 1990 | 47 | 0 |
| 1991 | 47 | 0 |
| 1992 | 36 | 0 |
| 1993 | 46 | 0 |
| 1994 | 47 | 0 |
| 1995 | 47 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 72 | 19 |
| 2002 | 55 | 40 |
| 2003 | 37 | 51 |
| 2004 | 38 | 44 |
| 2005 | 35 | 44 |
| 2006 | 36 | 56 |
| 2007 | 34 | 61 |
| 2008 | 24 | 64 |
| 2009 | 42 | 59 |
| 2010 | 66 | 56 |
| 2011 | 53 | 66 |
| 2012 | 59 | 67 |
| 2013 | 74 | 56 |
| 2014 | 58 | 47 |
| 2015 | 58 | 68 |
| 2016 | 52 | 65 |
| 2017 | 70 | 73 |
| 2018 | 58 | 81 |
| 2019 | 77 | 111 |
| 2020 | 90 | 137 |
| 2021 | 86 | 117 |
| 2022 | 110 | 146 |
| 2023 | 112 | 125 |
| 2024 | 131 | 116 |
| 2025 | 115 | 106 |
| 2026 | 69 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for fifth wheel height detection6 Oct 2026US 12,752,868 B1ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
- Trailer dolly apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,746,989 B2
- Side rail for trailer29 Sep 2026US 12,746,993 B2Dorsey Trailer LLC
- Robotic maintenance vehicle and modules29 Sep 2026US 12,747,551 B2Rmv Leasing LLC
- Trailer apparatus with configurable wheel assembly and underride guard positioning22 Sep 2026US 12,741,486 B1Trail-Eze, Inc.
- Wear ring and locking hook for a semi-trailer coupling lock of a semi-trailer coupling of a tractor unit of a semi-trailer truck1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296578 A1RüHlicke GmbH
- System and method for latch engagement detection24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285422 A1TORC Robotics, Inc.
- Coupling a trailer to a tractor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285423 A1ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
- Non-cabin articulated truck24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285428 A1Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
- Work Machine System with Tractor Unit and Interchangeable Trailer Units17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274020 A1Caterpillar SAR
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pivoting skid blender trailer235US 4,311,395 AHalliburton Company · 1982
- Systems and methods for a mobile power plant with improved mobility and reduced trailer count223US 10,030,579 B2General Electric Company · 2018
- Force-sensing fifth wheel214US 6,302,424 B1Holland Hitch Company · 2001
- Electric drive fracturing power supply semi-trailer183US 10,801,311 B1Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co., Ltd. · 2020
- Systems and methods for a mobile power plant with improved mobility and reduced trailer count178US 10,337,402 B2General Electric Company · 2019