B60J 7/143
For covering the passenger compartment
Official title: {for covering the passenger compartment}
B60J7/143 (For covering the passenger compartment) appears on 332 US grants and 317 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 317
- Assignees
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- Inventors
- 377
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 19 | 18 |
| 2003 | 21 | 24 |
| 2004 | 33 | 41 |
| 2005 | 21 | 22 |
| 2006 | 15 | 26 |
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| 2009 | 15 | 13 |
| 2010 | 24 | 15 |
| 2011 | 16 | 4 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 |
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| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 |
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| 2019 | 13 | 16 |
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| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Convertible motor vehicle and method for controlling a foldable roof of a convertible motor vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,746,805 B2Ferrari S.P. A.
- Pop-up shelter system and method for vehicles21 Jan 2025US 12,202,323 B2Swic, LLC
- Canopy system for work machine10 Dec 2024US 12,162,338 B2Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
- Folding sliding vehicle roof top22 Oct 2024US 12,122,225 B2Bestop, Inc.
- Method for opening and closing a vehicle roof, corresponding opening and closing system and vehicle9 Jul 2024US 12,030,372 B2Automobili Lamborghini S.P.A.
- Vehicle roof with manually configurable folding panels11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158888 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Vehicle roof with manually configurable cover11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158889 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Convertible top having coupled multi-bar arrangements26 Jun 2025US 2025/0206110 A1
- Convertible top having a roof skin arrangement and convertible top linkage26 Jun 2025US 2025/0206111 A1
- Convertible top having a convertible top linkage26 Jun 2025US 2025/0206112 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Convertible motor vehicle roof95US 5,769,483 AWebasto Karosseriesysteme GmbH · 1998
- Retractable hard-top for an automotive vehicle64US 5,785,375 AASC Incorporated · 1998
- Upper body structure for a convertible vehicle60US 4,854,634 AMazda Motor Corporation · 1989
- Hard-top vehicle59US 5,823,606 AMercedes-Benz AG · 1998
- Retractable roof for vehicles58US 5,195,798 AMercedes-Benz AG · 1993