B60N 2/0237
Using portable terminals
Official title: {using portable terminals, e.g. smartphones}
B60N2/0237 (Using portable terminals) appears on 60 US grants and 69 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 60
- Published applications
- 69
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 174
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 13 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Child safety seat and safety belt mounting prompt system and method25 Aug 2026US 12,715,347 B2Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Vehicle having reconfigured passenger compartment modes14 Jul 2026US 12,679,251 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Squat-responsive mirror and seat control for a vehicle18 Nov 2025US 12,472,872 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Retrofit wireless controller for aircraft passenger seats17 Jun 2025US 12,330,787 B2B/E Aerospace, Inc.
- Seat automatic arrangement method and apparatus of autonomous driving vehicle27 May 2025US 12,311,807 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Child safety seat and safety belt mounting prompt system and method20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353410 A1Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Aircraft seat control unit2 Oct 2025US 2025/0304260 A1Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co.KG
- Seat automatic arrangement method and apparatus of autonomous driving vehicle14 Aug 2025US 2025/0256623 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Squat-responsive mirror and seat control for a vehicle31 Jul 2025US 2025/0242755 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Communication apparatus, communication system, and seat adjustment method10 Jul 2025US 2025/0222831 A1Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Driver interface system for vehicle control parameters and easy to utilize switches66US 5,808,374 AUT Automotive Dearborn, Inc. · 1998
- Driver interface system for vehicle control parameters and easy to utilize switches39US 6,104,101 AUT Automotive Dearborn, Inc. · 2000
- System, methodologies, and components acquiring, analyzing, and using occupant body specifications for improved seating structures and environment configuration34US 8,958,955 B2Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC · 2015
- Seat control unit for adjusting a vehicle seat and vehicle seat configuration30US 7,432,459 B2Audi AG · 2008
- Remote control vehicle seat and steering wheel positioning system27US 4,997,053 AClifford Electronics, Inc. · 1991