B60J 7/043
Sunroofs e.g. sliding above the roof
Official title: Sunroofs (B60J7/047 - B60J7/053 take precedence){e.g. sliding above the roof}
B60J7/043 (Sunroofs e.g. sliding above the roof) appears on 624 US grants and 667 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 667
- Assignees
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sunshade assemblies with reduced height profiles6 Oct 2026US 12,752,611 B2Aisin World Corp. of America
- Arrangement for a vehicle roof and vehicle roof29 Sep 2026US 12,746,804 B2Webasto SE
- Routing structure29 Sep 2026US 12,749,883 B2Yazaki Corporation
- Automotive sunroof apparatus and window panel assembly thereof15 Sep 2026US 12,734,868 B2Fuzhou Mingfang Automobile Parts Industry Co., Ltd.
- Water drainage member for sunroof25 Aug 2026US 12,715,275 B2Webasto SE
- Vehicle, and roof glass assembly and method for machining same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264489 A1Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle roof cover with a cable connection3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257631 A1
- Vehicle sleeping platforms13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233661 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Intermediate film structure for laminated panel, laminated panel structure, and projection system for automobile roof glass23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208670 A1Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Sunroof system with single motor and clutch for combined sunroof glass and sunshade control9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192640 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Photovoltaic window assembly100US 5,228,925 AUnited Solar Systems Corporation · 1993
- Movable panel for vehicle69US 5,727,840 AAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Sealing and guide device for a sliding panel for closing an opening provided in a horizontal wall46US 4,934,098 AEts Farnier & Penin · 1990
- Open roof construction for a vehicle40US 4,877,285 AVermeulen-Hollandia Octrooien II B.V. · 1989
- Automotive vehicle having moveable roof panel40US 6,305,740 B1Delphi Technologies, Inc. · 2001