B60J 7/1628
For covering the passenger compartment
Official title: {for covering the passenger compartment}
B60J7/1628 (For covering the passenger compartment) appears on 339 US grants and 219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 339
- Published applications
- 219
- Assignees
- 186
- Inventors
- 650
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | 9 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 12 |
| 2017 | 11 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 12 |
| 2019 | 9 | 18 |
| 2020 | 18 | 15 |
| 2021 | 18 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 | 13 |
| 2023 | 8 | 21 |
| 2024 | 16 | 20 |
| 2025 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026 | 11 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Automobile roof vent62US 3,974,753 A1976
- Lightweight vehicle with pivotal canopy62US 5,806,622 ANev Corporation · 1998
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- Retractable roof for vehicles58US 5,195,798 AMercedes-Benz AG · 1993
- Detachable sun roof panel for automobiles48US 4,067,605 AEmpire Automotive, Inc. · 1978