B60Q 1/0408
Built into the vehicle body
Official title: {built into the vehicle body, e.g. details concerning the mounting of the headlamps on the vehicle body (B60Q1/0491, B60Q1/05 take precedence, integrated front ends B62D25/00)}
B60Q1/0408 (Built into the vehicle body) appears on 426 US grants and 396 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 426
- Published applications
- 396
- Assignees
- 197
- Inventors
- 1,010
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 6 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 3 | 18 |
| 2006 | 10 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 0 | 13 |
| 2010 | 12 | 15 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 10 | 6 |
| 2013 | 12 | 10 |
| 2014 | 13 | 15 |
| 2015 | 8 | 14 |
| 2016 | 13 | 19 |
| 2017 | 8 | 20 |
| 2018 | 24 | 35 |
| 2019 | 44 | 36 |
| 2020 | 31 | 32 |
| 2021 | 25 | 17 |
| 2022 | 15 | 19 |
| 2023 | 26 | 25 |
| 2024 | 17 | 19 |
| 2025 | 20 | 16 |
| 2026 | 15 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60Q 1/0433The housing being fastened onto the vehicle body using screws137
- B60Q 1/045With provision for adjusting the alignment of the headlamp housing with respect115
- B60Q 1/0441The housing being fastened onto the vehicle body using means other than84
- B60Q 1/0466With arrangement for sealing the headlamp with respect to the vehicle body38
- B60Q 1/0458The front cover being directly mounted onto the vehicle body33
- B60Q 1/0475With provisions for pre-mounting, for temporary holding the headlamp before or during21
- B60Q 1/0425The housing being swivel mounted on the vehicle body19
- B60Q 1/0416The housing being mounted on the vehicle body using rails15
Recent patents
- Component with elastic compensating element for motor vehicle headlight15 Sep 2026US 12,736,199 B2ZKW Group GmbH
- Off-road vehicle headlamp aiming and adjustment8 Sep 2026US 12,728,789 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Adjustable vehicle lamp and vehicle lamp adjustment method25 Aug 2026US 12,715,354 B1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Component assembly comprising space-saving detent connection11 Aug 2026US 12,703,294 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Removable lighting assembly4 Aug 2026US 12,698,877 B2Valeo Vision
- Work vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285412 A1Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Headlamp assembly, full-width headlamp and vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287136 A1Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle body front structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274343 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Micromobility device with integrated light assembly3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257559 A1Also, Inc.
- Cover panel system for vehicular lighting and camera-based vision system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249777 A1Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lamp can and radiator support assembly59US 6,357,821 B1Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2002
- Torque limiting elastomeric fastener for screw threaded member45US 4,472,098 AFarathane, Inc. · 1984
- Diffusing lens for motor vehicle lights41US 4,475,148 ADaimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft · 1984
- Vehicle light apparatus41US 9,771,016 B2Coplus Inc. · 2017
- Front unit assembly of an automotive vehicle, comprising an improved components-fastening device, and vehicle equipped with such an assembly39US 6,523,886 B2Faurecia Industries · 2003