B60B 7/004
The surface being painted
Official title: {the surface being painted}
B60B7/004 (The surface being painted) appears on 34 US grants and 40 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 34
- Published applications
- 40
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 88
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 6 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for producing a cast vehicle wheel16 Jun 2026US 12,654,486 B2Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
- Vehicle wheel with hidden colored surfaces10 Sep 2024US 12,083,825 B2
- Composite wheel assembly and method of construction thereof2 Aug 2022US 11,400,752 B2Lacks Wheel Trim Systems, LLC
- Color-changeable alloy wheel for vehicle20 Oct 2020US 10,807,409 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Two-shot molding for selectively metalizing parts11 Aug 2020US 10,737,530 B2Lacks Enterprises, Inc.
- Deflector for rims, for example car rims1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296099 A1Softcar SA
- Alloy wheel with tinted overcoating9 Oct 2025US 2025/0312820 A1Superior Industries International, Inc.
- Method for producing a cast vehicle wheel4 Sep 2025US 2025/0276543 A1Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
- Vehicle component with a multi-layer paint system and method for producing same13 Jun 2024US 2024/0190168 A1Dr. Ing. h,c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
- Vehicle wheel with hidden colored surfaces4 Aug 2022US 2022/0242163 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle wheel assembly and method of making same43US 5,820,225 AMcKechnie Vehicle Components (USA), Inc. · 1998
- Vehicle wheel applique system34US 5,458,401 ADel-Met Corporation · 1995
- Wheel cover retention system31US 5,297,854 ABig Rapids Products, Inc. · 1994
- Vehicle wheel cover retention system29US 5,435,631 AHayes Wheels International, Inc. · 1995
- Wheel cover having interchangeable turbine pocket inserts27US 6,517,168 B1Lacks Industries, Inc. · 2003