B60S 3/002
Vehicle drying apparatus
Official title: {Vehicle drying apparatus}
B60S3/002 (Vehicle drying apparatus) appears on 193 US grants and 132 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60S- Granted patents
- 193
- Published applications
- 132
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 258
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 | 2 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 16 |
| 2020 | 11 | 6 |
| 2021 | 14 | 11 |
| 2022 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 10 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Reverse flow dryer silencer apparatus11 Aug 2026US 12,703,329 B2International Drying Corporation
- Device and method for cleaning two-wheeled vehicles9 Jun 2026US 12,649,441 B2
- Vehicle wash system having dryer media devices and an air moving assembly for removing excess moisture from the dryer media devices18 Nov 2025US 12,472,908 B2Belanger, Inc.
- Systems and methods for automated washing of various vehicle types14 Oct 2025US 12,441,277 B1Kuwait University
- Apparatus and methods for drying a vehicle17 Jun 2025US 12,330,600 B1Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC
- Nozzles for vehicle drying apparatus for car wash facility and methods of use17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274211 A1Sonny's Enterprises, LLC
- Battery replacement system9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192702 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Integrated systems and methods for autonomous vehicle washing and drying11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159045 A1Montage Vehicle Innovations, LLC
- System for a car wash14 May 2026US 2026/0131762 A1Project 2025, LLC
- Vehicle wash system having dryer media devices and an air moving assembly for removing excess moisture from the dryer media devices12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042428 A1Belanger, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Blower assembly107US 6,282,746 B1Auto Butler, Inc. · 2001
- Manual, self-contained, free-standing, vehicle washing/cleaning center63US 5,033,489 AAutoglym America Corporation · 1991
- Method of automatically washing vehicles and apparatus for the same46US 5,447,574 ANippo Mfg. Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Mobile air cleaning apparatus45US 4,909,815 AInternational Air Filter, Inc. · 1990
- Vehicle washing apparatus38US 4,711,257 ANisshin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1987