B60J 5/0401
Upper door structure
Official title: {Upper door structure}
B60J5/0401 (Upper door structure) appears on 392 US grants and 440 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 392
- Published applications
- 440
- Assignees
- 170
- Inventors
- 906
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6 | 12 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 |
| 2007 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008 | 4 | 11 |
| 2009 | 5 | 15 |
| 2010 | 8 | 17 |
| 2011 | 8 | 14 |
| 2012 | 15 | 11 |
| 2013 | 13 | 10 |
| 2014 | 14 | 27 |
| 2015 | 27 | 31 |
| 2016 | 15 | 26 |
| 2017 | 23 | 27 |
| 2018 | 14 | 27 |
| 2019 | 22 | 24 |
| 2020 | 19 | 34 |
| 2021 | 19 | 20 |
| 2022 | 26 | 27 |
| 2023 | 27 | 19 |
| 2024 | 13 | 12 |
| 2025 | 8 | 15 |
| 2026 | 13 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60J 5/0402Window frame details, including sash guides and glass runs270
- B60J 5/0404Outside rear view mirror support54
- B60J 5/0405Inboard or outboard side of window frame formed integrally with the lower54
- B60J 5/0408Fastening window frame or parts of window frame to lower door structure46
- B60J 5/0406Window frame formed separately as module44
- B60J 5/0409Mechanism preventing outward displacement of window frame at high speeds5
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- Vehicle door glass assembly, vehicle door assembly and vehicle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241777 A1Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Exterior accessory module for vehicular modular door131US 6,669,267 B1Donnelly Corporation · 2003
- Door made of plastic material for motor vehicles67US 4,769,951 A1988
- Plastic door for an automobile66US 4,306,381 AThe Budd Company · 1981
- Motor vehicle door module60US 5,904,002 ALear Corporation · 1999
- Vehicle door with a triangular mirror bracket for mounting an outside mirror53US 5,857,731 AWagon Automotive GmbH · 1999