B62D 53/04
Comprising a vehicle carrying an essential part of the other vehicle's load
Official title: comprising a vehicle carrying an essential part of the other vehicle's load by having supporting means for the front or rear part of the other vehicle
B62D53/04 (Comprising a vehicle carrying an essential part of the other vehicle's load) appears on 2,294 US grants and 1,544 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 2,294
- Published applications
- 1,544
- Assignees
- 789
- Inventors
- 3,042
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 42 | 0 |
| 1977 | 45 | 0 |
| 1978 | 55 | 0 |
| 1979 | 41 | 0 |
| 1980 | 44 | 0 |
| 1981 | 35 | 0 |
| 1982 | 38 | 0 |
| 1983 | 33 | 0 |
| 1984 | 29 | 0 |
| 1985 | 32 | 0 |
| 1986 | 39 | 0 |
| 1987 | 35 | 0 |
| 1988 | 34 | 0 |
| 1989 | 35 | 0 |
| 1990 | 38 | 0 |
| 1991 | 41 | 0 |
| 1992 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | 40 | 0 |
| 1994 | 42 | 0 |
| 1995 | 46 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 55 | 17 |
| 2002 | 48 | 29 |
| 2003 | 31 | 44 |
| 2004 | 33 | 35 |
| 2005 | 30 | 35 |
| 2006 | 30 | 50 |
| 2007 | 31 | 49 |
| 2008 | 18 | 54 |
| 2009 | 36 | 50 |
| 2010 | 57 | 41 |
| 2011 | 46 | 56 |
| 2012 | 52 | 57 |
| 2013 | 63 | 45 |
| 2014 | 43 | 39 |
| 2015 | 47 | 47 |
| 2016 | 41 | 48 |
| 2017 | 53 | 61 |
| 2018 | 45 | 62 |
| 2019 | 60 | 93 |
| 2020 | 75 | 102 |
| 2021 | 71 | 97 |
| 2022 | 88 | 107 |
| 2023 | 94 | 99 |
| 2024 | 97 | 101 |
| 2025 | 89 | 84 |
| 2026 | 60 | 42 |
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
- Trailer apparatus with configurable wheel assembly and underride guard positioning22 Sep 2026US 12,741,486 B1Trail-Eze, Inc.
- Dynamically adjustable gooseneck ball mount22 Sep 2026US 12,741,704 B2Gen-Y Creations, LLC
- 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
- Modular system for dynamic tow and regenerative braking of a trailer10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264542 A1Range Energy Inc.
- Fifth wheel locking coupler10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264774 A1Jost International Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pivoting skid blender trailer235US 4,311,395 AHalliburton Company · 1982
- 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
- Truck rearview mirror assembly having a display for displaying trailer coupling status information165US 6,592,230 B2Holland Hitch Company · 2003
- Turbine fracturing equipment147US 11,242,737 B2Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co., Ltd. · 2022