B60J 7/145
At least two elements being folded in clamp-shell fashion
Official title: {at least two elements being folded in clamp-shell fashion}
B60J7/145 (At least two elements being folded in clamp-shell fashion) appears on 132 US grants and 125 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 132
- Published applications
- 125
- Assignees
- 49
- Inventors
- 200
- Latest grant
- 11 Oct 2022
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 7 |
| 2002 | 8 | 10 |
| 2003 | 10 | 8 |
| 2004 | 12 | 17 |
| 2005 | 7 | 13 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 |
| 2007 | 8 | 15 |
| 2008 | 8 | 16 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010 | 17 | 7 |
| 2011 | 8 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Retractable hard-top for an automotive vehicle64US 5,785,375 AASC Incorporated · 1998
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- Motor vehicle with a lowerable roof construction45US 5,520,432 AMercedes-Benz AG · 1996
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- Apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle having a convertible roof system43US 5,743,587 AASC Incorporated · 1998