E05Y 2900/544
Tailboards, tailgates or sideboards opening downwards
E05Y2900/544 (Tailboards, tailgates or sideboards opening downwards) appears on 228 US grants and 258 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05Y- Granted patents
- 228
- Published applications
- 258
- Assignees
- 103
- Inventors
- 469
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 |
| 2009 | 11 | 12 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 13 | 27 |
| 2021 | 12 | 20 |
| 2022 | 20 | 31 |
| 2023 | 25 | 22 |
| 2024 | 16 | 14 |
| 2025 | 24 | 27 |
| 2026 | 17 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Powered vehicle tailgate assembly having a door29 Sep 2026US 12,746,982 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- System and method for controlling multiple latches22 Sep 2026US 12,742,349 B2Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
- Tailgate cable slack pretensioner11 Aug 2026US 12,703,436 B2Fca US LLC
- Cable-less end gate for a vehicle21 Jul 2026US 12,687,058 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Cable driven power tailgate system21 Jul 2026US 12,687,063 B2Fca US LLC
- Drive arrangement for the motorized adjustment of a hatch leaf arrangement of a motor vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308967 A1
- Vehicle power tailgate having synchronized rear view camera1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296330 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Powered hinge for vehicle tailgate1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298008 A1Aisin Corporation
- Hinge assembly for powered tailgate10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266119 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Vehicle tailgate latch system11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159180 A1Ford Global Technologies, 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
- Tail-gate operating and locking mechanism52US 4,307,541 ADempster Systems Inc. · 1981
- Vehicle tailgate51US 4,076,301 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1978
- Electrically-controlled tailgate operator45US 5,449,212 A1995