B60N 2/0228
Hand-activated mechanical switches
Official title: {Hand-activated mechanical switches (B60N2/0229 takes precedence)}
B60N2/0228 (Hand-activated mechanical switches) appears on 342 US grants and 337 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 342
- Published applications
- 337
- Assignees
- 193
- Inventors
- 942
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 8 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 | 11 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 11 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 10 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 16 | 22 |
| 2017 | 12 | 27 |
| 2018 | 15 | 38 |
| 2019 | 36 | 20 |
| 2020 | 19 | 22 |
| 2021 | 17 | 30 |
| 2022 | 25 | 22 |
| 2023 | 14 | 17 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 |
| 2025 | 18 | 10 |
| 2026 | 7 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for controlling an aircraft seat and its environment via a wireless connection22 Sep 2026US 12,741,743 B2Airbus Atlantic
- Anti-submarining seat system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,535 B2Volvo Car Corporation
- Child safety seat and electric angle adjustment device thereof25 Aug 2026US 12,715,341 B2Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Seat control apparatus and method9 Jun 2026US 12,649,401 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Condition correction unit19 May 2026US 12,630,062 B2Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
- A modular integrated car safety seat16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200373 A1M.I.C.S.S 11 Ltd
- Method and apparatus for controlling vehicle function by a seat9 Jul 2026US 2026/0195036 A1Hyundai Autoever Corp.
- Vehicle Seat Positioning System19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077687 A1Sears Manufacturing Company
- Long slide rail system for vehicle seat12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070472 A1Hyundai Transys Inc.
- Vehicle and control method thereof5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034919 A1Hyundai Motor Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fingerprint actuation of customized vehicle features364US 6,100,811 ATRW Inc. · 2000
- Pneumatically controlled seat for vehicle193US 4,655,505 ANHK Spring Co., Ltd. · 1987
- Method and apparatus for controlling a plurality of controllable devices125US 6,157,372 ATRW Inc. · 2000
- Interactive, individually controlled, multiple bladder seating comfort adjustment system and method103US 6,088,642 AMcCord Winn Textron Inc. · 2000
- Vehicle seat and system for controlling the same95US 5,755,493 AP. L. Porter Company · 1998