B60N 2/02
The seat or part thereof being movable
Official title: the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable (adjustable arm-rests B60N2/75; adjustable head-rests B60N2/806)
B60N2/02 (The seat or part thereof being movable) appears on 10,287 US grants and 9,908 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 10,287
- Published applications
- 9,908
- Assignees
- 1,824
- Inventors
- 14,586
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 43 | 0 |
| 1977 | 40 | 0 |
| 1978 | 42 | 0 |
| 1979 | 30 | 0 |
| 1980 | 42 | 0 |
| 1981 | 46 | 0 |
| 1982 | 37 | 0 |
| 1983 | 49 | 0 |
| 1984 | 65 | 0 |
| 1985 | 54 | 0 |
| 1986 | 63 | 0 |
| 1987 | 81 | 0 |
| 1988 | 82 | 0 |
| 1989 | 107 | 0 |
| 1990 | 85 | 0 |
| 1991 | 63 | 0 |
| 1992 | 85 | 0 |
| 1993 | 72 | 0 |
| 1994 | 87 | 0 |
| 1995 | 69 | 0 |
| 1996 | 100 | 0 |
| 1997 | 91 | 0 |
| 1998 | 154 | 0 |
| 1999 | 127 | 0 |
| 2000 | 163 | 0 |
| 2001 | 173 | 63 |
| 2002 | 178 | 200 |
| 2003 | 221 | 241 |
| 2004 | 216 | 249 |
| 2005 | 146 | 267 |
| 2006 | 199 | 276 |
| 2007 | 177 | 287 |
| 2008 | 195 | 306 |
| 2009 | 209 | 309 |
| 2010 | 263 | 344 |
| 2011 | 255 | 298 |
| 2012 | 228 | 301 |
| 2013 | 272 | 349 |
| 2014 | 276 | 426 |
| 2015 | 421 | 386 |
| 2016 | 388 | 419 |
| 2017 | 395 | 486 |
| 2018 | 460 | 606 |
| 2019 | 574 | 606 |
| 2020 | 566 | 647 |
| 2021 | 511 | 544 |
| 2022 | 495 | 541 |
| 2023 | 423 | 459 |
| 2024 | 456 | 500 |
| 2025 | 409 | 461 |
| 2026 | 304 | 337 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60N 2/04The whole seat being movable5,058
- B60N 2/0224Non-manual adjustments3,777
- B60N 2/22The back-rest being adjustable2,943
- B60N 2/20The back-rest being tiltable1,475
- B60N 2002/0204Characterised by the seat or seat part turning about or moving alongIndexing code329
- B60N 2/0284Adjustable seat-cushion length245
- B60N 2/0292Multiple configuration seats181
- B60N 2/0296Central command actuator to selectively switch on or engage one of several154
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