B60J 5/045
Panel type elements
Official title: {Panel type elements (B60J5/0455 takes precedence)}
B60J5/045 (Panel type elements) appears on 90 US grants and 77 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 90
- Published applications
- 77
- Assignees
- 58
- Inventors
- 198
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vehicle door assembly17 Mar 2026US 12,576,698 B2Nissan North America, Inc.
- Panel door for vehicle having improved stiffness3 Dec 2024US 12,157,353 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Vehicle door assembly7 May 2024US 11,975,598 B2Nissan North America, Inc.
- Vehicle with exoskeleton26 Mar 2024US 11,938,796 B2Tesla, Inc.
- Door structure15 Aug 2023US 11,724,577 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Rear door horizontal stiffener11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158882 A1Fca US LLC
- Jeep Door Frame Cover19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077635 A1
- Impact-absorbing member for automobile door, automobile door, blank, and method for manufacturing impact-absorbing member for automobile door2 Oct 2025US 2025/0303832 A1Nippon Steel Corporation
- Door structure for a motor vehicle1 May 2025US 2025/0137299 A1Minebea Accesssolutions Italia S.P.A.
- Vehicle door structure24 Apr 2025US 2025/0128579 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Plastic door for an automobile66US 4,306,381 AThe Budd Company · 1981
- Reinforced vehicle door64US 5,536,060 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1996
- Reinforcement means for resisting side impacts against an automobile door57US 4,307,911 AThe Budd Company · 1981
- Automobile door53US 5,435,619 AToray Industries, Inc. · 1995
- Automotive body side wall structure49US 4,969,680 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1990