B60J 7/1642
Roof panels
Official title: {Roof panels, e.g. sunroofs or hatches, movable relative to the main roof structure, e.g. by lifting or pivoting}
B60J7/1642 (Roof panels) appears on 204 US grants and 102 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 204
- Published applications
- 102
- Assignees
- 122
- Inventors
- 405
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Roof assembly for road vehicle and road vehicle comprising such a roof assembly15 Sep 2026US 12,735,121 B2Volvo Truck Corporation
- Air intake structure for vehicle sunroof and recreational vehicle (RV) with sunroof14 Jul 2026US 12,679,172 B2Jiangsu Sanjo Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Panel device24 Mar 2026US 12,584,340 B2Polyplastic Company, Ltd.
- Recreational vehicle vent top cover still capable of ventilation in closed state of top cover3 Mar 2026US 12,565,080 B2
- Vehicle roof and vehicle3 Feb 2026US 12,539,744 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Illuminable vehicle sunroof23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208671 A1
- Vehicle roof with removable single-panel cover11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158887 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Vehicle roof with manually configurable folding panels11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158888 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Roof system for a vehicle and vehicle provided therewith11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158891 A1Inalfa Roof Systems Group B. V.
- Skylight window adapter28 May 2026US 2026/0145501 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automobile roof vent62US 3,974,753 A1976
- Detachable sun roof panel for automobiles48US 4,067,605 AEmpire Automotive, Inc. · 1978
- Van overhead console46US 4,101,159 A1978
- Folding top for a passenger car with folding roof45US 5,207,474 AWilhelm Karmann GmbH · 1993
- Window panel and roof visor system for a utility vehicle44US 6,688,682 B2Deere & Company · 2004