E04B 7/00
Roofs
Official title: Roofs; Roof construction with regard to insulation (structures for roofs as well as for floors E04B5/00; ceilings E04B9/00; greenhouses A01G9/14; large containers having floating covers B65D88/34; roof trusses, truss-like structures, joists E04C3/02; roof coverings E04D)
E04B7/00 (Roofs) appears on 1,774 US grants and 1,285 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04B- Granted patents
- 1,774
- Published applications
- 1,285
- Assignees
- 740
- Inventors
- 2,495
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 42 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 35 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | 25 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 26 | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 |
| 1989 | 39 | 0 |
| 1990 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 35 | 0 |
| 1994 | 41 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 42 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1999 | 43 | 0 |
| 2000 | 50 | 0 |
| 2001 | 48 | 12 |
| 2002 | 34 | 36 |
| 2003 | 23 | 41 |
| 2004 | 24 | 36 |
| 2005 | 24 | 48 |
| 2006 | 16 | 30 |
| 2007 | 16 | 50 |
| 2008 | 22 | 52 |
| 2009 | 19 | 39 |
| 2010 | 38 | 50 |
| 2011 | 33 | 49 |
| 2012 | 28 | 40 |
| 2013 | 44 | 50 |
| 2014 | 69 | 69 |
| 2015 | 56 | 74 |
| 2016 | 53 | 71 |
| 2017 | 64 | 63 |
| 2018 | 67 | 64 |
| 2019 | 61 | 64 |
| 2020 | 49 | 56 |
| 2021 | 48 | 70 |
| 2022 | 45 | 64 |
| 2023 | 54 | 55 |
| 2024 | 39 | 49 |
| 2025 | 42 | 25 |
| 2026 | 21 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Framing assembly22 Sep 2026US 12,742,323 B2
- Block with a contoured surface25 Aug 2026US D1,144,982 S1Design
- Panelized structural wall, floor, and roof panel30 Jun 2026US 12,668,970 B1Cover Technologies, Inc.
- Steep slope roofing panel system and method23 Jun 2026US 12,662,812 B2Bmic LLC
- Building23 Jun 2026US 12,662,813 B2Sekisui House, Ltd.
- Prefabricated modules for wood frame building construction1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297937 A1
- Athletic Facility with Retractable Roof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297938 A1
- Prefabricated 3d truss construction modules17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275715 A1
- Methods of assembly of prefabricated 3d truss construction modules17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275716 A1
- Four-device-in-one multi-function bungalow13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234951 A1Zhejiang Zhengte Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Building panel and method341US 5,349,796 AStructural Panels, Inc. · 1994
- Modular building construction and components thereof166US 6,256,960 B12001
- Energy efficient building system158US 4,774,794 A1988
- Thermoplastic structural system and components therefor and method of making same138US 5,706,620 ARoyal Building Systems (CDN) Limited · 1998
- Building structure and method of use124US 5,353,560 AHeydon Building Systems International, Limited · 1994