B60N 2/0027
For detecting the position of the occupant or of occupant's body part
Official title: {for detecting the position of the occupant or of occupant's body part}
B60N2/0027 (For detecting the position of the occupant or of occupant's body part) appears on 504 US grants and 562 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 504
- Published applications
- 562
- Assignees
- 204
- Inventors
- 1,131
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 11 |
| 2002 | 15 | 16 |
| 2003 | 12 | 16 |
| 2004 | 20 | 18 |
| 2005 | 12 | 22 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 |
| 2007 | 13 | 19 |
| 2008 | 15 | 34 |
| 2009 | 7 | 15 |
| 2010 | 17 | 8 |
| 2011 | 17 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 | 11 |
| 2013 | 11 | 7 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 |
| 2015 | 10 | 17 |
| 2016 | 16 | 23 |
| 2017 | 19 | 20 |
| 2018 | 19 | 30 |
| 2019 | 17 | 45 |
| 2020 | 33 | 38 |
| 2021 | 34 | 44 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 |
| 2023 | 24 | 33 |
| 2024 | 18 | 30 |
| 2025 | 33 | 31 |
| 2026 | 21 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Simplified manufacturing sensor implementation15 Sep 2026US 12,734,936 B2Tactual Labs Co.
- Multi directional drive mode for an electric vehicle8 Sep 2026US 12,730,443 B2
- Vision-based positioning system for a vehicle head restraint1 Sep 2026US 12,722,534 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Anti-submarining seat system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,535 B2Volvo Car Corporation
- Vehicle seat headrest adjustment system11 Aug 2026US 12,703,269 B2
- Driver position monitoring system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257639 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Method for operating a heating system of a vehicle13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233577 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Seat sensor system for a vehicle13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233637 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Use of road preview to dynamically adjust a seat feature for occupant comfort during cornering13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233640 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Automated position adjustment of interior components6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225546 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical identification and monitoring system using pattern recognition for use with vehicles656US 5,845,000 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 1998
- Vehicle occupant position and velocity sensor563US 5,848,802 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 1998
- Vehicular component control systems and methods554US 6,442,465 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2002
- Telematics system503US 6,735,506 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2004
- Asset system control arrangement and method407US 7,663,502 B2Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2010