B60H 1/242
Located in the front area
Official title: {located in the front area}
B60H1/242 (Located in the front area) appears on 176 US grants and 219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60H- Granted patents
- 176
- Published applications
- 219
- Assignees
- 116
- Inventors
- 572
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 4 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 9 | 5 |
| 2005 | 7 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 14 |
| 2007 | 2 | 11 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 | 26 |
| 2020 | 11 | 19 |
| 2021 | 16 | 10 |
| 2022 | 13 | 15 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Off-road vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,601 B2Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.
- Accessory system for vehicle8 Sep 2026US 12,728,799 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Vehicle air vent system16 Jun 2026US 12,654,516 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Defroster interior structure14 Apr 2026US 12,600,321 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Air conditioning system for a vehicle20 Jan 2026US 12,528,337 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Air conditioner3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257529 A1Denso Aircool Corporation
- Vehicle air conditioning device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257533 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Demisting Sensor System28 May 2026US 2026/0146873 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Vehicle ventilation apparatus and vehicle16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103047 A1Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.
- Motor-vehicle dashboard, central vent unit, and corresponding fastening seat6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340246 A1Stellantis Europe S.p.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Air duct seal for HVAC case84US 7,022,008 B1DENSO International America, Inc. · 2006
- Integrated cross car structural duct cluster72US 5,354,114 ADavidson Textron Inc. · 1994
- Installation for heating and/or ventilating the passenger compartment of a vehicle employing selective extraction of air51US 6,497,275 B1Valeo Climatisation · 2002
- Instrument panel device for cars44US 4,223,754 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1980
- Air conditioning duct device in automobile40US 6,110,037 AMoriroku Kabushiki Kaisha · 2000