B60J 7/061
Sliding and folding
Official title: {sliding and folding}
B60J7/061 (Sliding and folding) appears on 300 US grants and 219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 219
- Assignees
- 115
- Inventors
- 432
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
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| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Corner bracket22 Sep 2026US 12,741,517 B2Tarpstop, LLC
- Storage unit having adjustable volume23 Jun 2026US 12,661,964 B2
- Adjustable length utility vehicle cargo bed cap and overhead rack14 Apr 2026US 12,600,209 B1
- Tonneau system with flexible cover24 Feb 2026US 12,558,946 B2Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Vehicle roof having an openable folding roof with a tensioning cable system20 Jan 2026US 12,528,340 B2Magna Car Top Systems GmbH
- Clamp Assembly for Deployable Curtain10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264490 A1Aero Industries, Inc.
- Sliding foldable pickup truck trunk cover25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175661 A1Foshan Shunde Heshengying Automotive Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle with manually configurable bi-directional roof21 May 2026US 2026/0138426 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Multipurpose Truck Bed Cover Device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116160 A1
- Vehicle roof22 Jan 2026US 2026/0021691 A1Magna Car Top Systems GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tonneau cover apparatus for pickup truck vehicles91US 4,273,377 A1981
- Flatbed trailer tarp system affording front and/or rear loading56US 5,538,313 AAero Industries, Inc. · 1996
- Convertible top for pick-up trucks55US 4,789,196 ATransmatic, Inc. · 1988
- Slidable, foldable, and removable vehicle sunroof55US 5,018,783 AASC Incorporated · 1991
- Segmented cover system54US 5,026,109 ASundance, Inc. · 1991