E05F 1/1238
Specially adapted for vehicles
Official title: {specially adapted for vehicles}
E05F1/1238 (Specially adapted for vehicles) appears on 68 US grants and 52 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05F- Granted patents
- 68
- Published applications
- 52
- Assignees
- 35
- Inventors
- 127
- Latest grant
- 30 Dec 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Clip assembly for vehicle torsion rods30 Dec 2025US 12,509,932 B1Nissan North America, Inc.
- Split structure counterbalance system24 Dec 2024US 12,173,543 B2Southco, Inc.
- Bracket for tailgate actuation system in vehicles9 Apr 2024US 11,952,053 B2Nissan North America, Inc.
- Stopper mechanism for trunk lid and a method for controlling rotational movement of trunk lid11 Oct 2022US 11,466,491 B2Niitech Co., Ltd.
- Hinge assembly for trunk lid of vehicle1 Mar 2022US 11,261,638 B2Gumchang. Co., Ltd.
- Clip assembly for vehicle torsion rods1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002395 A1Nissan North America, Inc.
- Power tailgate mechanism6 Feb 2025US 2025/0043617 A1Tesla, Inc.
- Torsion rod anchor for vehicle tailgate assembly30 Jan 2025US 2025/0033709 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Asymmetrical hinge based counterbalance mechanism7 Nov 2024US 2024/0368931 A1
- Powered vehicle closure system having non-linear torsion bar21 Dec 2023US 2023/0407692 A1Strattec Power Access LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tailgate hinge mechanism61US 5,988,724 A1999
- Counterbalance mechanism for a removable tailgate57US 5,358,301 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1994
- Damping device for hinges and the like37US 3,952,365 A1976
- Vehicle tailgate hinge and counterbalance assembly33US 6,637,796 B1Midway Products Group, Inc. · 2003
- Device for counterbalancing a swivelable body part on a motor vehicle30US 4,291,501 ABayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · 1981