B68B 1/00
Devices in connection with harness, for hitching, reining, training, breaking or quietening
Official title: Devices in connection with harness, for hitching, reining, training, breaking or quietening horses or other traction animals (devices of this kind combined with traction harness B68B3/00; stable equipment A01K1/00; devices forming part of a vehicle B62C)
B68B1/00 (Devices in connection with harness, for hitching, reining, training, breaking or quietening) appears on 251 US grants and 220 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B68B- Granted patents
- 251
- Published applications
- 220
- Assignees
- 75
- Inventors
- 358
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 11 | 7 |
| 2004 | 8 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 10 |
| 2006 | 7 | 13 |
| 2007 | 7 | 10 |
| 2008 | 9 | 16 |
| 2009 | 10 | 12 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 14 |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 13 |
| 2018 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 13 | 14 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Animal control device and animal control system including the same26 May 2026US 12,635,667 B2
- Equine halter attachment18 Nov 2025US 12,473,195 B2Thinline, LLC
- Equine control system15 Jul 2025US 12,358,781 B2Focus Force Pty Ltd
- Apparatus and method for inhibiting melatonin synthesis in a horse27 May 2025US 12,311,193 B2Equilume Limited
- Equestrian control device and methods of use6 May 2025US 12,291,444 B2
- Animal control device and animal control system including the same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240115 A1
- Modular horse bit system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217520 A1
- Ecto-crown ergonomic crown piece system for equine bridles with integrated browband passage23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209027 A1
- Flexible Martingale with Sliding Rein Rings23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109593 A1
- Equine control system29 Jan 2026US 2026/0028218 A1Cocus Force Pty Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Movement and event systems and associated methods259US 7,627,451 B2Apple Inc. · 2009
- Product integrity systems and associated methods242US 7,174,277 B2PhatRat Technology, Inc. · 2007
- Personal items network, and associated methods209US 7,552,031 B2Apple Inc. · 2009
- Pressure-based weight monitoring system for determining improper walking or running113US 8,280,681 B2PhatRat Technology, Inc. · 2012
- Machine logic airtime sensor for board sports71US 8,396,687 B2PhatRat Technology, Inc. · 2013