B60J 5/0423
Characterised by position in the lower door structure
Official title: {characterised by position in the lower door structure}
B60J5/0423 (Characterised by position in the lower door structure) appears on 402 US grants and 391 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 402
- Published applications
- 391
- Assignees
- 157
- Inventors
- 909
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 10 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 | 14 |
| 2006 | 7 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 18 |
| 2008 | 7 | 14 |
| 2009 | 14 | 12 |
| 2010 | 11 | 12 |
| 2011 | 6 | 12 |
| 2012 | 10 | 3 |
| 2013 | 10 | 6 |
| 2014 | 11 | 12 |
| 2015 | 10 | 18 |
| 2016 | 10 | 23 |
| 2017 | 16 | 24 |
| 2018 | 16 | 26 |
| 2019 | 27 | 35 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 |
| 2021 | 28 | 23 |
| 2022 | 30 | 20 |
| 2023 | 23 | 35 |
| 2024 | 15 | 14 |
| 2025 | 15 | 9 |
| 2026 | 11 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60J 5/0426The elements being arranged at the beltline105
- B60J 5/0425The elements being arranged essentially horizontal in the centre of the lower101
- B60J 5/0429The elements being arranged diagonally80
- B60J 5/0431The elements being arranged at the hinge area79
- B60J 5/0427The elements being arranged along the lower edge of door65
- B60J 5/0433The elements being arranged at the lock area63
- B60J 5/043The elements being arranged vertically39
- B60J 5/0434The elements being arranged at the handle area27
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Most cited
By later US patents
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