B60S 3/06
With rotary bodies contacting the vehicle
Official title: with rotary bodies contacting the vehicle {(hand-held B60S3/048)}
B60S3/06 (With rotary bodies contacting the vehicle) appears on 357 US grants and 253 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60S- Granted patents
- 357
- Published applications
- 253
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 419
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 8 |
| 2003 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 7 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 13 |
| 2009 | 4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 |
| 2013 | 7 | 12 |
| 2014 | 7 | 13 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 | 12 |
| 2018 | 7 | 14 |
| 2019 | 15 | 21 |
| 2020 | 15 | 16 |
| 2021 | 21 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 17 |
| 2023 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vehicle treatment system with tactile collision detection device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,892 B2WashTec Holding GmbH
- Side brush mechanism for a tunnel type car washing machine1 Sep 2026US 12,722,601 B2Zhejiang Yigoli Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Device and method for cleaning two-wheeled vehicles9 Jun 2026US 12,649,441 B2
- Vehicle washing system and method31 Mar 2026US 12,588,751 B2Smith Intellectual Property, LLC
- Pendulum rocker brush assembly for a vehicle wash system10 Feb 2026US 12,545,215 B2Tommy Enterprises, Inc.
- Embossed foam car wash brush16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200440 A1Erie Brush & Manufacturing Corporation
- Wheel stud and hub cleaning and maintenance tool9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192782 A1Counteract Balancing Beads Inc.
- 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.
- Trailer snow ice removal apparatus11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376134 A1Eddynet Inc.
- Deployable material clearing system and corresponding method27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360894 A1Produits Hevea Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Scrubbing unit for vehicle-washing station101US 4,004,313 ACeccato & C. S.p.A. · 1977
- Rollover pressure car wash apparatus and methods of operating same40US 6,372,053 B12002
- Car cleaning system for car washes35US 4,562,848 AMr. Wash Auto-Service AG · 1986
- Dual axis suspension for car wash wrap brush30US 5,715,558 ASuperior Investments, Inc. · 1998
- Car wash system using reverse osmosis concentrate for initial rinsing and permeate for final rinsing28US 5,160,430 ABrite-O-Matic Manufacturing, Inc. · 1992