B60J 7/026
With rigid non plate-like elements
Official title: {with rigid non plate-like elements, e.g. for convertible vehicles}
B60J7/026 (With rigid non plate-like elements) appears on 119 US grants and 114 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 119
- Published applications
- 114
- Assignees
- 60
- Inventors
- 202
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 7 | 10 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9 |
| 2007 | 8 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Storage unit having adjustable volume23 Jun 2026US 12,661,964 B2
- Rear hard enclosure for a soft top12 May 2026US 12,623,522 B2Bestop, Inc.
- Hard top roof removal assist1 Jul 2025US 12,344,084 B2Aurora Ontario
- Telescoping truck bed shell4 Feb 2025US 12,214,649 B2
- Folding sliding vehicle roof top22 Oct 2024US 12,122,225 B2Bestop, Inc.
- Multipurpose Truck Bed Cover Device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116160 A1
- Retractable vehicle cover7 Aug 2025US 2025/0249733 A1
- Telescoping truck bed shell3 Jul 2025US 2025/0214407 A1
- Rail Mounted Retractable Cover; Pivotable Retractable Bed Cover for a Pickup Truck; Tiltable Retractable Bed Cover for a Pickup Truck; Post-Mounted Retractable Cover; Track Mounted Retractable Cover; Magnetically Actuated Retractable Cover; and Retractable Bed Cover and Rear Window Protector for a Pickup Truck29 May 2025US 2025/0170880 A1Adaptive Aerodynamic, LLC
- Telescoping truck bed shell14 Mar 2024US 2024/0083225 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Retractable hard-top for an automotive vehicle64US 5,785,375 AASC Incorporated · 1998
- Vehicle roof63US 5,558,388 AWebasto Karosseriesysteme GmbH · 1996
- Lengthwise movable vehicle roof58US 5,542,735 AWebasto Karosseriesysteme GmbH · 1996
- Multi-position retractable vehicle roof51US 5,078,447 AC. & C. S.R.L. · 1992
- Convertible vehicle48US 6,053,560 AWilhelm Karmann GmbH · 2000