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Is a car sun shade patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a car sun shade have been patented many times, but "a car sun shade" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 1,449 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “sun shadesunshadesun visor” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 787 best keyword matches we examined, 193 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: KYOWA SANGYO CO LTD (29), FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC (25), KASAI KOGYO KK (17), ANTOLIN GRUPO ING SA (14).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B60J (629), B60R (104), B60Q (41), A45B (28).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a car sun shade
- Sun shade visor for vehicles US-2025065699-A1 2025 · AGUILAR LEONESS
A sun shade visor attachment features three semi-transparent, or optically transparent sunshade material panels assembled as a single product. The panels are interconnected, allowing various configurations relative to each other a…
View on Google Patents - Vehicle sun visor equipped with card holder US-11850923-B2 2023 · KYOWA SANGYO CO LTD
A vehicle sun visor has: a hollow plate-like visor body; and a card holder fitted to the visor body. The visor body has an opening that is formed in a first component of the visor body, and a pair of rails that extend from both en…
View on Google Patents - Removable Sun Visor for Car Windows US-2021229533-A1 2021 · YOUSEFI ARARAT
Improvements in a removable sun visor for car windows is disclosed. The visor uses a rotatable and removable window clip so the user can install and move the visor when needed to block or filter sunlight from entering the vehicle.…
View on Google Patents - Alternative energy car sun visor US-10079503-B2 2018 · Burton Valencia
A sun visor assembly for a motorized vehicle includes first and second panels configured to be pivotally mounted to a sun visor support rod. The second panel includes a solar panel to generate power to charge a portable device. Th…
View on Google Patents - Disposable cardboard combination tissue dispenser and trash receptacle sun visor mounted self-adhesive hook and loop secured US-2018206683-A1 2018 · BROOKE ANITA ELIZABETH
A disposable, lightweight, half-cylinder shaped, lengthwise cut, cardboard box, dispensing fifteen tissues at one end, and an internal cardboard divider allowing a hollow end for tissue disposal. Pre-stuck hook and loop strips on …
View on Google Patents - Magnetic sun visor for car window US-9773437-B2 2017 · AMIRAM DAVID
A sun visor for a motor vehicle having a main body portion with an LED display for advertising. The sun visor has a foldable, expandable shade portion extending from the main body portion to block sunlight. The sun visor has magne…
View on Google Patents - Sun shade for car seats US-2017280878-A1 2017 · HILL ALLEN DEIOTTE
A car seat sun shade is provided. The car seat sun shade includes a top flap dimensioned to extend over the length of a car seat. Opposing ends of the car seat sun shade provide adjustable straps for extending around and removably…
View on Google Patents - Automobile sun visor with electromechanical sun shade and methods of use thereof US-8308217-B2 2012 · PATEL RAMESHBHAI KALABHAI
An automobile sun visor with an electromechanical sun shade device preferably comprising an elongated housing with a generally tear-shaped profile that is adapted for pivotally-adjustable installation at essentially any location p…
View on Google Patents - Collapsible car sun shade assembly WO-2010000274-A1 2010 · KIRIAKOS SEIF RAMZY
Mini Cloud is a vehicle sun umbrella to (1) provide shade and protection from heat and solar rays for any type of vehicle (2) where ever it is located. It can easily be (2) fitted on any car, then to place or remove the reflector …
View on Google Patents - Collapsible car sun shade US-7150306-B2 2006 · SHIELDZUP HOLDINGS INC
A collapsible car sun shade assembly consists of a fabric having eyelets on each corner for covering at least the roof of the vehicle. The fabric has outlets covered with lids that can move upward as air pressure builds under the …
View on Google Patents - Power-operated vehicle sun visor US-7140663-B1 2006 · THACKER DARELL D
A visor assembly includes first and second coextensive shades formed from opaque material for reflecting sunlight outwardly and away from the vehicle. The shades are sized and shaped to become nested subjacent to a windshield and …
View on Google Patents - Automatic sun visor and solar shade system for vehicles US-6811201-B2 2004 · GEN MOTORS CORP
An automatic sun visor system for a vehicle includes a light detecting apparatus for detecting sunlight incident upon the face of an occupant of the vehicle. A microcontroller receives a control signal from the light detecting app…
View on Google Patents - Supplemental sun visor system for automotive vehicle US-6682122-B1 2004 · FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
A sun visor system for a vision unit of an automotive vehicle includes a sliding carrier visor having a stowed position within a headliner of a vehicle and a deployed position running laterally along a portion of the vision unit b…
View on Google Patents - Novel extended car sun visor WO-02081243-A1 2002 · NGUYEN AN NHON
The invention relates to the use of opaque extension pieces to shield nuisance light or transparent extension pieces that are dark tinted with various colours in order to soften said dazzling light without obstructing the driver&#…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a car sun shade been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Vehicle accessories and travel gear differ in how they attach, fold, lock or secure items.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.