B60K 15/05
Inlet covers
B60K15/05 (Inlet covers) appears on 634 US grants and 660 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 634
- Published applications
- 660
- Assignees
- 238
- Inventors
- 1,275
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 29 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60K 2015/0515Arrangements for closing or opening of inlet coverIndexing code332
- B60K 2015/0561Locking means for the inlet coverIndexing code198
- B60K 2015/0553Details concerning the inlet box or bowl in the vehicle car bodyIndexing code84
- B60K 2015/0546Arrangements for checking the position of the inlet coverIndexing code48
- B60K 2015/0507Arrangements for adjusting the inlet coverIndexing code22
- B60K 2015/0592With storage means for the capIndexing code7
Recent patents
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- Attachment structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296178 A1Nissan North America, Inc.
- Concealed linkage systems for fuel/charge port door assemblies1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296179 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Charging or fuel tank flap assembly for a vehicle as well as lighting module for such a charging or fuel tank flap assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301481 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Electrically Operated Fueling or Charging Flap System With an Emergency Opening Capability for a Vehicle, Emergency Opening Method, and Vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274065 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Method and Apparatus for Actuating a Motor Vehicle Closure Device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268718 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fuel door assembly142US 5,836,638 AIllinois Tool Works Inc. · 1998
- Power fuel tank cover for automobiles94US 5,234,122 A1993
- Fuel door assembly92US 6,352,295 B1American Moto Products, Inc. · 2002
- Apparatus for displaying battery charging of electric vehicle87US 5,757,595 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Waterproof structure for charging connector81US 5,501,607 AYazaki Corporation · 1996