B60N 3/046
Characterised by the fixing means
Official title: {characterised by the fixing means}
B60N3/046 (Characterised by the fixing means) appears on 197 US grants and 190 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 197
- Published applications
- 190
- Assignees
- 103
- Inventors
- 376
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9 |
| 2014 | 9 | 5 |
| 2015 | 9 | 11 |
| 2016 | 10 | 18 |
| 2017 | 12 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 14 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Floor mat attachment29 Sep 2026US 12,746,867 B2Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co.KG
- Vehicle pet pad9 Dec 2025US 12,490,710 B1
- Floor mat and fixing apparatus14 Oct 2025US 12,441,222 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Vehicle floor mat assembly7 Oct 2025US 12,434,612 B2
- Floor mat for a vehicle25 Feb 2025US 12,233,769 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Floor carpet and vehicle including the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296289 A1Dong Jin Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Floating Button-Lock Fastener9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194091 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Fastening System with Damper9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098554 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Floor mat with closed grommet2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091720 A1Thermoflex Corp.
- Replaceable protective liners for vehicles21 Aug 2025US 2025/0263003 A1Garland Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Structure for mounting automobile interior upholstering material90US 4,865,505 AKato Hatsujo Kaisha, Ltd. · 1989
- Interlocking mat86US 7,303,800 B22007
- Floor mat and method of attaching retainer thereto65US 4,829,627 AThe 2500 Corporation · 1989
- Removable mat fastener62US 4,878,792 AIllinois Tool Works Inc. · 1989
- Mat fastener62US 5,775,859 ANational Molding Corporation · 1998