B60J 1/1823
Adjustable relative to hard- or soft-top
Official title: {adjustable relative to hard- or soft-top, e.g. pivotable}
B60J1/1823 (Adjustable relative to hard- or soft-top) appears on 153 US grants and 133 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 153
- Published applications
- 133
- Assignees
- 60
- Inventors
- 225
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 6 | 14 |
| 2005 | 12 | 17 |
| 2006 | 11 | 10 |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 | 11 |
| 2009 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 10 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Hardtop removal bracket and method of connecting the bracket to an automotive hardtop15 Sep 2026US 12,734,867 B1
- Targa and retractable vehicle tops and related methods10 Feb 2026US 12,545,086 B2Big Sky Land Company, LLC
- Wind deflector having an integrated drive30 Dec 2025US 12,508,886 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Motor vehicle including controllable rear window and roof2 Sep 2025US 12,403,751 B2Ferrari S.P. A.
- Vehicle convertible top systems20 Aug 2024US 12,065,024 B2Fca US LLC
- Targa style car provided with a movable rear window9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097634 A1Ferrari S.P. A.
- Retractable Roof System29 Aug 2024US 2024/0286472 A1
- Arrangement of a vehicle tailgate window assembly and rear corner assembly23 May 2024US 2024/0166027 A1Bestop, Inc.
- Wind Deflector Having an Integrated Drive28 Mar 2024US 2024/0100922 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Targa and retractable vehicle tops and related methods4 Jan 2024US 2024/0001743 A1Big Sky Land Company, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle roof63US 5,558,388 AWebasto Karosseriesysteme GmbH · 1996
- Retractable roof for vehicles58US 5,195,798 AMercedes-Benz AG · 1993
- Convertible car body structure56US 5,033,789 AAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1991
- Apparatus and method of a convertible top with hard glass with bottom sealing49US 4,784,428 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1988
- Retractable backlight apparatus for vehicles41US 4,543,747 AASC Incorporated · 1985