B60J 7/196
For locking or interconnecting rigid roof panels to each other
Official title: {for locking or interconnecting rigid roof panels to each other}
B60J7/196 (For locking or interconnecting rigid roof panels to each other) appears on 61 US grants and 59 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60J- Granted patents
- 61
- Published applications
- 59
- Assignees
- 31
- Inventors
- 79
- Latest grant
- 7 Oct 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 10 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Retractable truck bed cover having slat array with flexible joiner members and shielded seams7 Oct 2025US 12,434,544 B2Roll-N-Lock Corporation
- Tonneau cover with torsion element8 Apr 2025US 12,269,329 B2Extang Corporation
- Multi-hinge tonneau cover7 Jan 2025US 12,187,108 B2Extang Corporation
- Sliding latch mechanism16 Jul 2024US 12,037,824 B2Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Tonneau cover with torsion element26 Mar 2024US 11,938,800 B2Extang Corporation
- Accordion-style cover or door arrangement28 May 2026US 2026/0145495 A1BOS Automotive Products, Inc.
- Tonneau cover with torsion element19 Jun 2025US 2025/0196596 A1Extang Corporation
- Tonneau cover with torsion element18 Jul 2024US 2024/0239163 A1Extang Corporation
- Sliding latch mechanism30 May 2024US 2024/0175304 A1Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Multi-hinge tonneau cover9 May 2024US 2024/0149652 A1Extang Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Two piece retractable hard-top roof for an automobile26US 6,318,793 B1General Motors Corporation · 2001
- Collapsible hard top for sport utility vehicle25US 8,991,896 B1Mechanical Holdings, LLC · 2015
- Folding roof for a convertible vehicle21US 6,585,310 B1Societe Europeenne de Brevets Automobiles · 2003
- Openable motor vehicle roof17US 6,412,860 B1Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH · 2002
- Retractable truck bed cover having slat array with flexible joiner members and shielded seams17US 9,399,391 B2Roll-N-Lock Corporation · 2016