B60J 7/1851
For locking the foldable soft- or hard-top to the windshield header
Official title: {for locking the foldable soft- or hard-top to the windshield header}
B60J7/1851 (For locking the foldable soft- or hard-top to the windshield header) appears on 140 US grants and 97 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 140
- Published applications
- 97
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 192
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 |
| 2004 | 9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Pressure lever lock21 Jul 2026US 12,686,255 B2RSI North America, Inc.
- Roof assembly for a convertible motor vehicle3 Feb 2026US 12,539,745 B2Ferrari S.P. A.
- Overturning and tensioning mechanism for convertible soft top of vehicle5 Mar 2024US 11,919,377 B2Changzhou Sunwood International Trading Co., Ltd.
- Multiple position accessory mount18 Jul 2023US 11,702,016 B2Fca US LLC
- Locking device comprising a link mechanism and a slide22 Nov 2022US 11,505,049 B2Webasto SE
- Convertible top having a convertible top linkage26 Jun 2025US 2025/0206112 A1
- Roof assembly for a convertible motor vehicle16 Nov 2023US 2023/0364976 A1Ferrari S.P. A.
- Overturning and tensioning mechanism for convertible soft top of vehicle27 Jul 2023US 2023/0234431 A1Changzhou Sunwood International Trading Co., Ltd.
- Pressure lever lock2 Feb 2023US 2023/0035602 A1RSI North America, Inc.
- Multiple position accessory mount26 May 2022US 2022/0161736 A1Fca US LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Power header latch for convertible top60US 5,154,479 AWickes Manufacturing Company · 1992
- Power latch system58US 4,819,983 AASC Incorporated · 1989
- Convertible header latch mechanism56US 4,817,999 AASC Incorporated · 1989
- Device for lowering the free end of a vehicle cover54US 5,269,586 ADesign & Technik GmbH · 1993
- Convertible sliding top49US 10,065,486 B2Lund Motion Products, Inc. · 2018