B60J 7/1664
Of convertible vehicles
Official title: {of convertible vehicles (foldable rear hoods for readily detachable hard-tops B60J7/108)}
B60J7/1664 (Of convertible vehicles) appears on 48 US grants and 37 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 48
- Published applications
- 37
- Assignees
- 32
- Inventors
- 70
- Latest grant
- 3 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Roof assembly for a convertible motor vehicle3 Feb 2026US 12,539,745 B2Ferrari S.P. A.
- Liftable roof for recreational vehicles18 Nov 2025US 12,472,804 B2Lci Italy S.R.L.
- Protective canopy, earth working machine and method for changing position of the protective canopy6 Aug 2024US 12,054,911 B2Wirtgen GmbH
- Noise and heat reduction headliner system for vehicles with soft convertible top16 Jul 2024US 12,036,854 B1
- Hinges for hardtop vehicle covers12 Mar 2024US 11,926,204 B2
- Control system and control method for a moveable wing assembly and a convertible roof assembly of a convertible road vehicle and related road vehicle16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103249 A1
- Targa style car provided with a movable rear window9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097634 A1Ferrari S.P. A.
- Convertible motor vehicle with retractable hardtop and method for the reconfiguration of a motor vehicle with retractable hardtop2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091658 A1Ferrari S.P. A.
- Convertible motor-vehicle with retractable rigid roof and method of reconfiguration of a motor vehicle with retractable rigid roof2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091659 A1Ferrari S.P. A.
- Roof assembly for a convertible motor vehicle16 Nov 2023US 2023/0364976 A1Ferrari S.P. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Retractable roof for vehicles58US 5,195,798 AMercedes-Benz AG · 1993
- Vehicle body construction for hardtop convertible43US 5,090,764 AKabushiki Kaisha Johnan Seisakusho · 1992
- Automobile hard top convertible31US 4,634,171 AD-M Design Corp. · 1987
- Convertible hard-top passenger vehicle29US 4,950,022 A1990
- Collapsible hard top for sport utility vehicle25US 8,991,896 B1Mechanical Holdings, LLC · 2015