B60J 7/1247
Tensioning bow at rear of soft top
Official title: {Tensioning bow at rear of soft top}
B60J7/1247 (Tensioning bow at rear of soft top) appears on 40 US grants and 30 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 40
- Published applications
- 30
- Assignees
- 17
- Inventors
- 72
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pivotal soft top cover with lift assist15 Sep 2026US 12,734,866 B2Bestop, Inc.
- Soft front cockpit cover with linkage19 Sep 2023US 11,760,176 B2Bestop, Inc.
- Top for a convertible vehicle, the top comprising a headliner assembly4 Jul 2023US 11,691,487 B2Webasto SE
- Soft front cockpit cover with linkage27 Jun 2023US 11,685,241 B2Bestop, Inc.
- Interchangeable convertible roof apparatus9 Aug 2022US 11,407,293 B2MyTop IP, LLC
- Soft top assembly with linkage free bow system27 Mar 2025US 2025/0100358 A1Bestop, Inc.
- Pivotal soft top cover with lift assist24 Aug 2023US 2023/0264547 A1Bestop, Inc.
- Soft front cockpit cover with linkage29 Sep 2022US 2022/0305891 A1Bestop, Inc.
- Soft front cockpit cover with linkage1 Sep 2022US 2022/0274474 A1Bestop, Inc.
- Top for a convertible vehicle, the top comprising a headliner assembly23 Dec 2021US 2021/0394597 A1Webasto SE
Most cited
By later US patents
- Convertible top mechanism with powered rear row41US 6,048,021 ADura Convertible Systems, Inc. · 2000
- Manually operable folding top for vehicles using automatic-ejection snap-action closures31US 5,267,769 AMercedes-Benz AG · 1993
- Open top type automobile body structure26US 4,708,389 AMazda Motor Corporation · 1987
- Soft-top convertible roof23US 7,559,596 B2Specialty Vehicle Acquisition Corp. · 2009
- Adjustable vehicle roof having a folding top19US 6,328,372 B1CTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH · 2001