B60S 3/04
Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles: for exteriors of land vehicles
Official title: for exteriors of land vehicles {(B60S3/002, B60S3/004 take precedence; specially adapted for railway vehicles B60S3/006)}
B60S3/04 (Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles: for exteriors of land vehicles) appears on 1,426 US grants and 1,267 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60S- Granted patents
- 1,426
- Published applications
- 1,267
- Assignees
- 500
- Inventors
- 2,107
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | 28 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 23 | 39 |
| 2003 | 27 | 31 |
| 2004 | 28 | 40 |
| 2005 | 16 | 47 |
| 2006 | 18 | 35 |
| 2007 | 21 | 40 |
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| 2009 | 20 | 42 |
| 2010 | 28 | 34 |
| 2011 | 15 | 44 |
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| 2013 | 36 | 43 |
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| 2018 | 39 | 59 |
| 2019 | 47 | 79 |
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| 2021 | 52 | 65 |
| 2022 | 36 | 74 |
| 2023 | 43 | 59 |
| 2024 | 43 | 61 |
| 2025 | 49 | 64 |
| 2026 | 31 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Autonomous security robot system with ai-directed physical deterrence8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310234 A1Agape-1 Technology Inc.
- Systems and methods for vehicle license plate cleaning1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296378 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
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- Piston Foamer27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249255 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Continuous washing system137US 5,993,739 AChaircare · 1999
- 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
- DC powered scrubber89US 5,289,605 A1994
- Watertight joint for rigid piping, in particular for the articulation of a washing brush fed with water87US 4,717,180 AClaber S. p. A. · 1988