B60N 2/0292
Multiple configuration seats
Official title: {Multiple configuration seats, e.g. for spacious vehicles or mini-buses}
B60N2/0292 (Multiple configuration seats) appears on 181 US grants and 157 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 181
- Published applications
- 157
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 418
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
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| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Seat arrangement for a means of transport28 Apr 2026US 12,611,969 B2Grammer AG
- VAN/RV lay-flat sofa-bed and method of use10 Feb 2026US 12,545,155 B2Premier Products, Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods for automotive seats and automotive seat arrangements23 Dec 2025US 12,503,013 B2Via Fortuna, LLC
- Convertible slat-based bed assembly7 Oct 2025US 12,434,611 B2Winnebago Industries, Inc.
- Double-deck passenger vehicle30 Sep 2025US 12,428,159 B1
- Seat assembly with open midgate configuration18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167063 A1Nissan North America, Inc.
- Vehicles and seat assemblies having a movable tray18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167077 A1Nissan North America, Inc.
- Vehicle for ridesharing and package delivery services and methods for using same30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116265 A1Indigo Technologies, Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods for automotive seats and automotive seat arrangements30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116269 A1Via Fortuna, LLC
- Vehicle seat control system and method therefor25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296492 A1Hyundai Motor Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Transmission device for cable control of lumbar support mechanism132US 5,197,780 AFisher Dynamics Corporation · 1993
- Automotive vehicle seat assembly fully retractable below the vehicle's floor113US 5,195,795 A1993
- Vehicle seat and system for controlling the same95US 5,755,493 AP. L. Porter Company · 1998
- Seat assembly for mass transit vehicle77US 5,655,816 AAmerican Seating Company · 1997
- Seating furniture component or the like with a coupled backrest and seat adjustment71US 5,868,467 A1999