B60J 7/104
Fastening means for tarpaulins
Official title: {Fastening means for tarpaulins}
B60J7/104 (Fastening means for tarpaulins) appears on 298 US grants and 193 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 298
- Published applications
- 193
- Assignees
- 109
- Inventors
- 345
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
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| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tonneau cover extension14 Jul 2026US 12,679,187 B2Truck Accessories Group, LLC
- Molded surface fastener16 Jun 2026US 12,654,525 B2Truxedo, Inc.
- Inflatable topper structure for pickup truck bed19 May 2026US 12,629,998 B2Changzhou Sunwood International Trading Co., Ltd.
- Method and device for attaching a metal mesh screen to a building15 Jul 2025US 12,359,437 B2Comptoir Des Mailles Et De L'architecture
- Tarpaulin bracket system1 Jul 2025US 12,344,083 B2Precision Tarp Inc.
- Waterproof hard cover9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192642 A1Wenzhou Tianmao Automobile Parts Co., Ltd
- Tonneau Cover Holddown System9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192644 A1Leer Group
- Aluminum Roll Cover and a Pickup Truck with the Aluminum Roll Cover23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109210 A1Wenzhou Tianmao Automobile Parts Co., Ltd
- Tonneau Cover Clamp Shim and Clamp Support5 Jun 2025US 2025/0178420 A1Leer Group
- Inflatable topper structure for pickup truck bed1 May 2025US 2025/0135851 A1Changzhou Sunwood International Trading Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tonneau cover106US 5,058,652 A1991
- Pickup bed tonneau cover mounting95US 4,838,602 A1989
- Apparatus for covering an opening defined in a structure95US 5,076,338 AAgri-Cover, Inc. · 1991
- Vehicle modular rail system94US 5,584,521 ACR&I Inc. · 1996
- Apparatus for releasably securing a cover to a structure93US 4,923,240 A1990