B60J 5/0473
The door having a hinge axis in the direction of the vehicle
Official title: {the door having a hinge axis in the direction of the vehicle longitudinal axis}
B60J5/0473 (The door having a hinge axis in the direction of the vehicle) appears on 63 US grants and 71 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 63
- Published applications
- 71
- Assignees
- 40
- Inventors
- 207
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vehicle8 Sep 2026US 12,728,708 B2
- Door designs for recreational vehicles1 Sep 2026US 12,722,728 B2Winnebago Industries, Inc.
- Storage compartment door assembly with perimetral hinge assembly18 Aug 2026US 12,709,138 B2Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Vehicle door2 Jun 2026US 12,643,379 B2Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Vehicle door16 Dec 2025US 12,496,884 B2Softcar SA
- Vehicle body structure having interchangeable panels15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014839 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- System and method for providing one or more third-row doors for a vehicle27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360779 A1
- Vehicle door assembly with single a post30 Oct 2025US 2025/0332893 A1
- Vehicle9 Oct 2025US 2025/0313281 A1
- Body for vehicle10 Jul 2025US 2025/0222983 A1Hyundai Motor Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Reinforced plastic automobile body structure39US 5,009,463 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1991
- Bi-fold gull wing vehicle door39US 5,992,918 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1999
- Roof hinged door apparatus36US 4,684,167 A1987
- Control system for use with a dual hinged vehicle door28US 8,511,739 B2Tesla, Inc. · 2013
- Roof hinged door in an automobile26US 4,017,117 AThe Budd Company · 1977