B62D 53/068
Having devices to equalise or modify the load between the fifth wheel
Official title: {having devices to equalise or modify the load between the fifth wheel and the rear wheels (adjustable couping saddles per se B62D53/0807; load transfer devices to permit coupling or uncoupling B62D53/0857; anti jack-knifing devices B62D53/0871)}
B62D53/068 (Having devices to equalise or modify the load between the fifth wheel) appears on 198 US grants and 118 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 198
- Published applications
- 118
- Assignees
- 93
- Inventors
- 298
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Flush mounted slide rail assembly18 Aug 2026US 12,709,214 B2Wabash National, L. P.
- Suspension assembly with slider arrangement9 Sep 2025US 12,409,887 B2SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
- Systems and methods for rotating a modular home on a trailer8 Jul 2025US 12,352,035 B2Modology Design Group
- Fifth wheel control arrangements for articulated vehicles20 May 2025US 12,304,578 B2Volvo Truck Corporation
- Shipping container hitch and wheel attachment6 May 2025US 12,291,137 B1
- System for weight distribution and wheel adjustment of a trailer2 Oct 2025US 2025/0304193 A1Range Energy Inc.
- System for adjusting tandems on commercial vehicles3 Jul 2025US 2025/0214663 A1
- System and method for controlling a fifth wheel motion19 Jun 2025US 2025/0196948 A1Volvo Truck Corporation
- System and method for trailer tandem lock-state detection22 May 2025US 2025/0164287 A1R. A. Phillips Industries, Inc.
- Modular system for dynamic tow and regenerative braking of a trailer1 May 2025US 2025/0135899 A1Range Energy Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Attachment for automotive trailers61US 4,353,565 A1982
- Dockable container chassis54US 5,507,514 AManac Inc. · 1996
- Electrically operated slider release52US 5,716,071 A1998
- Slider for adjusting the position of the dual axles of a semi-trailer51US 5,346,233 A1994
- Semitrailer load balancing system51US 5,863,057 A1999