B60J 7/1226
Soft tops for convertible vehicles
Official title: {Soft tops for convertible vehicles}
B60J7/1226 (Soft tops for convertible vehicles) appears on 530 US grants and 372 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 530
- Published applications
- 372
- Assignees
- 144
- Inventors
- 596
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 17 | 12 |
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| 2005 | 11 | 18 |
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| 2007 | 12 | 27 |
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| 2021 | 12 | 15 |
| 2022 | 20 | 17 |
| 2023 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Pivotal soft top cover with lift assist15 Sep 2026US 12,734,866 B2Bestop, Inc.
- Rear hard enclosure for a soft top12 May 2026US 12,623,522 B2Bestop, Inc.
- Method of labelling viral particles comprising anionic lipids with fluorescently-labelled negatively-charged polynucleotides in the presence of polyvalent cations21 Apr 2026US 12,607,635 B2Oxford University Innovation Limited
- Targa and retractable vehicle tops and related methods10 Feb 2026US 12,545,086 B2Big Sky Land Company, LLC
- Hard support corner for a soft top8 Apr 2025US 12,269,322 B2Bestop, Inc.
- Inflatable vehicle accessories17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274052 A1Flated LLC
- Modular canopy23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109211 A1Textron Inc.
- Targa style car provided with a movable rear window9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097634 A1Ferrari S.P. A.
- Convertible top having coupled multi-bar arrangements26 Jun 2025US 2025/0206110 A1
- Soft top assembly with linkage free bow system27 Mar 2025US 2025/0100358 A1Bestop, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Power convertible top with automatic top and tonneau sequencing82US 5,067,768 AWickes Manufacturing Company · 1991
- Single-button actuated self-correcting automatic convertible top65US 5,225,747 AASC Incorporated · 1993
- Simplified automated top operator62US 5,620,226 ADura Convertible Systems, Inc. · 1997
- Power retractable top for a boat60US 6,209,477 B1Harris Kayot, Inc. · 2001
- Control linkage for foldable top motor vehicles57US 3,994,524 ADaimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft · 1976