A44B 11/2503
Safety buckles
Official title: {Safety buckles (safety belts in vehicles B60R22/00; safety belts for aircraft B64D25/02)}
A44B11/2503 (Safety buckles) appears on 1,102 US grants and 737 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44B- Granted patents
- 1,102
- Published applications
- 737
- Assignees
- 377
- Inventors
- 1,506
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 32 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 25 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 4 |
| 2002 | 22 | 13 |
| 2003 | 21 | 14 |
| 2004 | 11 | 17 |
| 2005 | 9 | 15 |
| 2006 | 14 | 23 |
| 2007 | 11 | 29 |
| 2008 | 14 | 18 |
| 2009 | 15 | 22 |
| 2010 | 18 | 28 |
| 2011 | 10 | 31 |
| 2012 | 17 | 40 |
| 2013 | 31 | 30 |
| 2014 | 36 | 35 |
| 2015 | 34 | 33 |
| 2016 | 34 | 43 |
| 2017 | 38 | 46 |
| 2018 | 29 | 40 |
| 2019 | 58 | 51 |
| 2020 | 40 | 45 |
| 2021 | 28 | 33 |
| 2022 | 34 | 27 |
| 2023 | 32 | 39 |
| 2024 | 32 | 25 |
| 2025 | 32 | 19 |
| 2026 | 8 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A44B 11/2507Actuated by a push-button519
- A44B 11/2546Details503
- A44B 11/2569Safety measures193
- A44B 11/2526With an operating lever68
- A44B 11/2542Actuated by a rotatable element34
- A44B 11/2534With the sliding motion of the buckle providing the opening or closing25
- A44B 11/2538With a pivoting bar retaining a loop of the strap itself18
Recent patents
- Stored energy release triggered by piezoelectric element22 Sep 2026US 12,744,476 B2Mission Systems Davenport Inc.
- Protection reinforcing device of a multi-point seat belt system for a vehicle15 Sep 2026US 12,734,990 B2Hornling Industrial Inc.
- Crash locking tongue8 Sep 2026US 12,727,649 B1Autoliv ASP, Inc.
- Seatbelt assembly11 Aug 2026US 12,703,321 B1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Carrying device and method for handling a carrying device21 Jul 2026US 12,685,383 B2Novalia Ltd.
- A buckle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294049 A1Point Blank Enterprises, Inc.
- Buckle assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272128 A1Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Belt tongue, manufacturing method, and seat belt system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232084 A1Autoliv Development AB
- Seat belt buckle6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223989 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Magnetic buckle assembly16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198656 A1Wonderland Switzerland AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Nasal respiratory mask system and connection/disconnection means used therein96US 8,631,793 B2Teijin Pharma Limited · 2014
- Release mechanism for patient interface and method for releasing patient interface90US 9,149,596 B2ResMed Limited · 2015
- Low profile web adjuster74US 5,031,962 AIndiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc. · 1991
- Body restraint system68US 5,306,044 A1994
- Safety lock for seat belt buckle64US 4,674,303 AP. J. Salcone's Inc. · 1987