B60Q 3/225
Small compartments
Official title: Small compartments, e.g. glove compartments
B60Q3/225 (Small compartments) appears on 196 US grants and 211 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 196
- Published applications
- 211
- Assignees
- 101
- Inventors
- 409
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 9 |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 10 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 7 | 23 |
| 2016 | 11 | 14 |
| 2017 | 14 | 10 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 |
| 2019 | 21 | 17 |
| 2020 | 10 | 9 |
| 2021 | 11 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 | 10 |
| 2023 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Motor vehicle comprising at least one illumination device and at least one acoustic device, and method for operating a motor vehicle2 Jun 2026US 12,643,462 B2Audi AG
- Light system control method, light system, and vehicle17 Mar 2026US 12,576,781 B2Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle storage device3 Mar 2026US 12,565,151 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Sanitization apparatus for a vehicle using ultraviolet light6 Jan 2026US 12,514,951 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Storage device16 Dec 2025US 12,496,977 B2Moriroku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Interior Fitting for a Vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274049 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Light System Control Method, Light System, and Vehicle10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264608 A1Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Method for operating a storage compartment unit in a vehicle and vehicle3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257604 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Interior component control device and interior component control method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233670 A1Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Micro-leds for vehicle interior light23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208672 A1VueReal Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lighting device utilizing light active sheet material with integrated light emitting diode, disposed in seam and/or in low profile application208US 8,754,426 B2Grote Industries, Inc. · 2014
- Method and system for flexible illuminated devices having edge lighting utilizing light active sheet material with integrated light emitting diode181US 8,876,352 B2Grote Industries, Inc. · 2014
- Optical user interface system for automotive modules106US 7,817,020 B2Gentex Corporation · 2010
- Edge lighted article holder79US 4,446,508 APlast-Ad, Inc. · 1984
- Illuminated beverage container holder70US 6,092,905 A2000