B60N 2/0268
Using sensors or detectors for adapting the seat or seat part
Official title: {using sensors or detectors for adapting the seat or seat part, e.g. to the position of an occupant}
B60N2/0268 (Using sensors or detectors for adapting the seat or seat part) appears on 570 US grants and 683 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 570
- Published applications
- 683
- Assignees
- 208
- Inventors
- 1,347
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 10 |
| 2002 | 12 | 13 |
| 2003 | 12 | 16 |
| 2004 | 17 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 11 |
| 2006 | 6 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 | 33 |
| 2009 | 11 | 8 |
| 2010 | 13 | 15 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 |
| 2012 | 8 | 14 |
| 2013 | 11 | 5 |
| 2014 | 9 | 12 |
| 2015 | 8 | 11 |
| 2016 | 11 | 28 |
| 2017 | 23 | 45 |
| 2018 | 30 | 50 |
| 2019 | 46 | 55 |
| 2020 | 41 | 57 |
| 2021 | 35 | 55 |
| 2022 | 43 | 55 |
| 2023 | 48 | 51 |
| 2024 | 32 | 40 |
| 2025 | 51 | 44 |
| 2026 | 29 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Active vehicle seat with spring-supported morphing portions22 Sep 2026US 12,741,572 B2Miga Technologies, LLC
- Vision-based positioning system for a vehicle head restraint1 Sep 2026US 12,722,534 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Seat actuator control for lumbar support18 Aug 2026US 12,709,205 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle seat headrest adjustment system11 Aug 2026US 12,703,269 B2
- Electric seat motor absolute sensor diagnostics11 Aug 2026US 12,704,392 B2Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
- Seat, vehicle, and seat status control method20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241845 A1Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
- 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
- Environmental control device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225547 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle control device, vehicle, and vehicle control method23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208751 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
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