B60N
Seats specially adapted for vehicles
Official title: Seats specially adapted for vehicles; vehicle passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for
B60N (Seats specially adapted for vehicles) appears on 29,391 US grants and 28,515 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 29,391
- Published applications
- 28,515
- Assignees
- 4,950
- Inventors
- 40,370
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 111 | 0 |
| 1977 | 117 | 0 |
| 1978 | 121 | 0 |
| 1979 | 91 | 0 |
| 1980 | 128 | 0 |
| 1981 | 115 | 0 |
| 1982 | 95 | 0 |
| 1983 | 102 | 0 |
| 1984 | 157 | 0 |
| 1985 | 145 | 0 |
| 1986 | 180 | 0 |
| 1987 | 272 | 0 |
| 1988 | 255 | 0 |
| 1989 | 296 | 0 |
| 1990 | 265 | 0 |
| 1991 | 246 | 0 |
| 1992 | 273 | 0 |
| 1993 | 233 | 0 |
| 1994 | 299 | 0 |
| 1995 | 252 | 0 |
| 1996 | 353 | 0 |
| 1997 | 363 | 0 |
| 1998 | 503 | 0 |
| 1999 | 500 | 0 |
| 2000 | 552 | 0 |
| 2001 | 529 | 183 |
| 2002 | 572 | 574 |
| 2003 | 633 | 649 |
| 2004 | 637 | 835 |
| 2005 | 463 | 883 |
| 2006 | 614 | 868 |
| 2007 | 516 | 888 |
| 2008 | 573 | 938 |
| 2009 | 571 | 947 |
| 2010 | 708 | 1006 |
| 2011 | 693 | 945 |
| 2012 | 747 | 954 |
| 2013 | 792 | 985 |
| 2014 | 873 | 1105 |
| 2015 | 1125 | 1218 |
| 2016 | 1053 | 1226 |
| 2017 | 1126 | 1403 |
| 2018 | 1190 | 1661 |
| 2019 | 1619 | 1691 |
| 2020 | 1503 | 1664 |
| 2021 | 1306 | 1373 |
| 2022 | 1253 | 1417 |
| 2023 | 1144 | 1316 |
| 2024 | 1187 | 1409 |
| 2025 | 1102 | 1329 |
| 2026 | 838 | 1048 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B60N 2/00Seats specially adapted for vehicles26,131
- B60N 3/00Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for4,491
- B60N 2210/00Sensor typesIndexing code2,321
- B60N 2230/00Communication or electronic aspectsIndexing code1,185
- B60N 2205/00General mechanical or structural detailsIndexing code1,045
- B60N 2220/00Computerised treatment of data for controlling of seatsIndexing code847
- B60N 5/00Arrangements or devices on vehicles for entrance or exit control of passengers11
- B60N 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass10
Recent patents
- Refrigerating or warming apparatus, and vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,591 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Off-road vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,601 B2Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.
- Cabin structure of vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,615 B2Mazda Motor Corporation
- Gear unit, geared motor and longitudinal adjuster6 Oct 2026US 12,752,669 B2Adient US LLC
- Longitudinal seat-adjustment device and vehicle seat6 Oct 2026US 12,752,670 B2Adient US LLC
- Vehicle seat and manufacturing method of vehicle seat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307543 A1Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Under structure of vehicle body8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307544 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Actuator for a vehicle seat, in particular for a squab-raising mechanism of a vehicle seat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307545 A1
- Actuator for a vehicle seat, in particular for a squab-raising mechanism of a vehicle seat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307546 A1
- Vehicle seat vibration suppression device and method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307547 A1Dongguk University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and arrangement for control of direct current motor1,395US 7,567,045 B2Kongsberg Automotive AB · 2009
- Automatic rearview mirror, vehicle lighting control and vehicle interior monitoring system using a photosensor array1,303US 5,877,897 ADonnelly Corporation · 1999
- Rain sensor with fog discrimination864US 6,353,392 B1Donnelly Corporation · 2002
- Rain sensor797US 6,313,454 B1Donnelly Corporation · 2001
- Accident avoidance system789US 6,405,132 B1Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2002