E04B 7/16
Roof structures with movable roof parts
Official title: Roof structures with movable roof parts (buildings for special purposes E04H)
E04B7/16 (Roof structures with movable roof parts) appears on 246 US grants and 209 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04B- Granted patents
- 246
- Published applications
- 209
- Assignees
- 127
- Inventors
- 397
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 | 15 |
| 2018 | 12 | 14 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 | 14 |
| 2021 | 18 | 14 |
| 2022 | 12 | 23 |
| 2023 | 9 | 14 |
| 2024 | 17 | 21 |
| 2025 | 15 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Roof-mounted emergency beacon17 Mar 2026US 12,578,084 B2
- Terrace canopy10 Feb 2026US 12,546,133 B2Renson Outdoor NV
- Roof construction for a terrace canopy, kit of parts for assembling the roof construction, and terrace canopy comprising the roof construction23 Dec 2025US 12,503,860 B2Renson Outdoor NV
- Method of applying a foil on an inclined roof structure21 Oct 2025US 12,446,496 B2Boal Systemen B.V.
- Free-standing deck framing of modular design, including overhead structures7 Oct 2025US 12,435,503 B2
- Athletic Facility with Retractable Roof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297938 A1
- Four-device-in-one multi-function bungalow13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234951 A1Zhejiang Zhengte Co., Ltd.
- Steel pergola6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226746 A1Zhejiang Zhengte Co., Ltd.
- Tent beam skeleton for outdoor louver tent and outdoor louver tent4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152950 A1Linhai Chiyang Leisure Products Co., Ltd.
- Expandable Building Systems and Related Methods7 May 2026US 2026/0125893 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Foldable portable building97US 5,596,844 A1997
- Drainage system for retractable roof50US 5,809,701 ACravo Equipment Ltd. · 1998
- Covering structure49US 4,783,861 ABrelan S.A. · 1988
- Telescoping roof structure46US 4,616,451 A1986
- Drainage system for retractable roof43US 5,513,470 ACravo Equipment Ltd. · 1996