B62D 33/037
Latching means therefor
B62D33/037 (Latching means therefor) appears on 221 US grants and 220 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 221
- Published applications
- 220
- Assignees
- 98
- Inventors
- 426
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 10 | 5 |
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| 2020 | 12 | 15 |
| 2021 | 9 | 20 |
| 2022 | 25 | 24 |
| 2023 | 26 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 |
| 2025 | 9 | 12 |
| 2026 | 6 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Work vehicle28 Jul 2026US 12,691,954 B2Kubota Corporation
- Vehicle tailgate system23 Jun 2026US 12,662,209 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Hinge assembly for powered tailgate16 Jun 2026US 12,655,672 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Pickup truck tailgate latch9 Jun 2026US 12,649,527 B2BAE Industries, Inc.
- Tailgate assembly5 May 2026US 12,617,478 B2Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
- Control of split-door tailgate assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296569 A1Aisin Corporation
- Pickup truck tailgate latch1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296570 A1BAE Industries, Inc.
- Sliding pallet and goods fixing method for rear bucket of pickup truck27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249767 A1
- Swing out support for tailgate bed extension panel13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233788 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Dump Trailer System30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217177 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle tailgate with supplemental tailgate having a flip out step144US 6,918,624 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2005
- Apparatus for extending vehicle cargo areas110US 5,857,724 AJarman Research & Development & Mfg., Inc. · 1999
- Pick-up style utility vehicle with two-way latch system82US 6,905,159 B1Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2005
- Utility vehicle with cabin frame81US 7,249,798 B2Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2007
- Pick-up style utility vehicle with adjustable cargo bed69US 6,994,388 B2Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2006