B60J 7/0053
Collapsible lateral roof side beams
Official title: {Collapsible lateral roof side beams}
B60J7/0053 (Collapsible lateral roof side beams) appears on 52 US grants and 45 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 52
- Published applications
- 45
- Assignees
- 23
- Inventors
- 68
- Latest grant
- 21 Oct 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 12 |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Transformable vehicle of sedan and SUV/station wagon22 Mar 2022US 11,279,422 B2
- Lift assist mechanism for soft top1 Mar 2022US 11,260,733 B2Bestop, Inc.
- Arrangement for providing increased access to an enclosed pickup truck cargo bed19 Jan 2021US 10,894,466 B2
- Lift assist mechanism for soft top10 Mar 2020US 10,583,721 B2Bestop, Inc.
- Lift assist mechanism for soft top12 May 2022US 2022/0144053 A1Bestop, Inc.
- Lift assist mechanism for soft top11 Jun 2020US 2020/0180412 A1Bestop, Inc.
- Transformable Vehicle of Sedan and SUV/Station Wagon4 Jun 2020US 2020/0172178 A1
- Arrangement For Providing Increased Access To An Enclosed Pickup Truck Cargo Bed25 Apr 2019US 2019/0118628 A1
- Lift assist mechanism for soft top12 Jul 2018US 2018/0194209 A1Bestop, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Convertible motor vehicle roof95US 5,769,483 AWebasto Karosseriesysteme GmbH · 1998
- Vehicle roof63US 5,558,388 AWebasto Karosseriesysteme GmbH · 1996
- Modular convertible top53US 7,240,960 B2Magna Car Top Systems GmbH · 2007
- Motor vehicle roof guide rail29US 6,428,090 B1Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH · 2002
- Passenger car having a lowerable vehicle roof28US 5,975,620 ADaimlerChrysler AG · 1999