B60B 7/0046
The surface being plated or coated
Official title: {the surface being plated or coated}
B60B7/0046 (The surface being plated or coated) appears on 47 US grants and 45 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60B- Granted patents
- 47
- Published applications
- 45
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 103
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vehicle wheel cover17 Mar 2026US 12,576,669 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle wheel with hidden colored surfaces10 Sep 2024US 12,083,825 B2
- Decorative applique with polymeric over coating and method of applying same19 Mar 2024US 11,932,053 B2Superior Industries International, Inc.
- Method of manufacturing vehicle part and vehicle part manufactured thereby4 Apr 2023US 11,618,964 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Snap-on automotive wheel cover overlay with extended surround and method for manufacturing the same18 Oct 2022US 11,472,227 B2Neo Design, LLC
- Snap-on Automotive Wheel Cover Overlay with Extended Surround and Method for Manufacturing the Same19 Jun 2025US 2025/0196530 A1Neo Design, LLC
- Snap-on automotive wheel cover overlay with extended surround and method for manufacturing the same29 May 2025US 2025/0170853 A1Neo Design, LLC
- Vehicle wheel cover5 Sep 2024US 2024/0294035 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Decorative applique with polymeric over-coating and method of applying same11 Apr 2024US 2024/0116309 A1Superior Industries International, Inc.
- Multi-color vehicle wheel using laser coating ablation30 Nov 2023US 2023/0381892 A1Superior Industries International, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle wheel construction63US 5,368,370 AThompson International · 1994
- Vehicle wheel assembly and method of making same43US 5,820,225 AMcKechnie Vehicle Components (USA), Inc. · 1998
- Wheel and overlay assembly42US 5,597,213 ALacks Industries, Inc. · 1997
- Vehicle wheel applique system34US 5,458,401 ADel-Met Corporation · 1995
- Wheel cover retention system31US 5,297,854 ABig Rapids Products, Inc. · 1994