B62D 53/12
Engaging automatically
Official title: engaging automatically
B62D53/12 (Engaging automatically) appears on 179 US grants and 177 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 179
- Published applications
- 177
- Assignees
- 69
- Inventors
- 300
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 |
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| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
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| 2021 | 5 | 16 |
| 2022 | 9 | 14 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 |
| 2024 | 13 | 30 |
| 2025 | 24 | 14 |
| 2026 | 9 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Motor stall and trailer lift8 Sep 2026US 12,728,937 B2Outrider Technologies, Inc.
- Coupling device for a traction vehicle with an object detection means attached to it11 Aug 2026US 12,703,443 B2Jost-Werke Deutschland GmbH
- Coupling system and fifth wheel system2 Jun 2026US 12,643,619 B2SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
- Kingpin assembly19 May 2026US 12,630,236 B2Jost-Werke Deutschland GmbH
- Fifth wheel, fifth wheel coupling system, commercial vehicle, and commercial vehicle combination19 May 2026US 12,630,237 B2SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
- System and method for latch engagement detection24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285422 A1TORC Robotics, Inc.
- Fifth wheel hitch engagement system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233791 A1Horizon Global Americas Inc.
- System and method to connect hoses to a hitch18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166934 A1
- Systems and methods for automated operation and handling of autonomous trucks and trailers hauled thereby18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167283 A1Outrider Technologies, Inc.
- Locking System for Release Arm of Fifth Wheel14 May 2026US 2026/0131864 A1George Williamson
Most cited
By later US patents
- Truck rearview mirror assembly having a display for displaying trailer coupling status information165US 6,592,230 B2Holland Hitch Company · 2003
- Process for coupling a trailer to a motor vehicle89US 7,204,504 B2DaimlerChrysler AG · 2007
- Route control system66US 6,718,235 B1Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. · 2004
- Jaw assembly for a fifth wheel hitch59US 5,516,137 AReese Products, Inc. · 1996
- Vehicle security and maintenance51US 6,701,231 B1Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. · 2004