B60S 3/00
Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles
Official title: Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles (cleaning in general B08B; cleaning peculiar to waterborne vessels B63B57/00, B63B59/00; ground equipment for cleaning aircraft B64F5/30)
B60S3/00 (Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles) appears on 1,790 US grants and 1,570 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60S- Granted patents
- 1,790
- Published applications
- 1,570
- Assignees
- 620
- Inventors
- 2,655
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30 | 0 |
| 1977 | 33 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | 29 | 0 |
| 1987 | 31 | 0 |
| 1988 | 34 | 0 |
| 1989 | 41 | 0 |
| 1990 | 48 | 0 |
| 1991 | 33 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 46 | 0 |
| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 43 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 4 |
| 2002 | 32 | 47 |
| 2003 | 34 | 42 |
| 2004 | 31 | 47 |
| 2005 | 20 | 56 |
| 2006 | 21 | 43 |
| 2007 | 28 | 49 |
| 2008 | 18 | 71 |
| 2009 | 26 | 50 |
| 2010 | 29 | 42 |
| 2011 | 17 | 48 |
| 2012 | 32 | 29 |
| 2013 | 47 | 52 |
| 2014 | 34 | 64 |
| 2015 | 37 | 54 |
| 2016 | 62 | 73 |
| 2017 | 63 | 70 |
| 2018 | 47 | 78 |
| 2019 | 55 | 95 |
| 2020 | 68 | 85 |
| 2021 | 63 | 86 |
| 2022 | 51 | 89 |
| 2023 | 58 | 76 |
| 2024 | 62 | 79 |
| 2025 | 58 | 89 |
| 2026 | 39 | 52 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60S 3/04Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles: for exteriors of land vehicles1,426
- B60S 3/002Vehicle drying apparatus193
- B60S 3/004Conveyors for vehicle cleaning apparatus122
- B60S 3/008Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles: for interiors of land vehicles111
- B60S 3/006Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles: specially adapted for railway vehicles11
Recent patents
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- Mobile security robot system with robotic arms and water cannons and method for deterring crimes using the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310232 A1
- Autonomous security robot system with ai-directed physical deterrence8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310234 A1Agape-1 Technology Inc.
- Vehicle interior cleaning apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296377 A1
- Systems and methods for vehicle license plate cleaning1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296378 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Cleaning device for rims1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296379 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Floor cleaning robot and method of controlling same137US 5,402,051 ASanyo Electric Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Continuous washing system137US 5,993,739 AChaircare · 1999
- Blower assembly107US 6,282,746 B1Auto Butler, Inc. · 2001
- Scrubbing unit for vehicle-washing station101US 4,004,313 ACeccato & C. S.p.A. · 1977
- Vehicle wash apparatus with an adjustable boom99US 7,056,390 B2Mark VII Equipment, Inc. · 2006