B60J 7/04
With rigid plate-like element or elements
Official title: with rigid plate-like element or elements {, e.g. open roofs with harmonica-type folding rigid panels (B60J7/061 takes precedence)}
B60J7/04 (With rigid plate-like element or elements) appears on 1,619 US grants and 1,333 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 1,619
- Published applications
- 1,333
- Assignees
- 405
- Inventors
- 2,449
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | 35 | 0 |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 |
| 1989 | 25 | 0 |
| 1990 | 37 | 0 |
| 1991 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 34 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 20 |
| 2002 | 59 | 57 |
| 2003 | 58 | 37 |
| 2004 | 37 | 44 |
| 2005 | 35 | 40 |
| 2006 | 27 | 36 |
| 2007 | 20 | 35 |
| 2008 | 26 | 28 |
| 2009 | 21 | 37 |
| 2010 | 29 | 25 |
| 2011 | 21 | 37 |
| 2012 | 30 | 33 |
| 2013 | 31 | 49 |
| 2014 | 43 | 50 |
| 2015 | 41 | 65 |
| 2016 | 62 | 53 |
| 2017 | 58 | 63 |
| 2018 | 62 | 77 |
| 2019 | 52 | 87 |
| 2020 | 80 | 101 |
| 2021 | 54 | 65 |
| 2022 | 75 | 73 |
| 2023 | 79 | 46 |
| 2024 | 42 | 54 |
| 2025 | 34 | 64 |
| 2026 | 33 | 57 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60J 7/043Sunroofs e.g. sliding above the roof624
- B60J 7/057Driving or actuating arrangements e.g. manually operated levers or knobs602
- B60J 7/041For utility vehicles180
- B60J 7/047Movable to overlapping or nested relationship155
- B60J 7/05Pivoting upwardly to vent mode and moving downward before sliding to fully140
- B60J 7/053Sliding with final closing motion having vertical component to attain closed and102
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- Kits for a truck bed cover assembly3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257544 A1Gi.Anso 4X4 Club, S.A.
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By later US patents
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