B60N 2/16
Height-adjustable
Official title: height-adjustable
B60N2/16 (Height-adjustable) appears on 1,334 US grants and 1,298 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 1,334
- Published applications
- 1,298
- Assignees
- 417
- Inventors
- 2,606
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 8 |
| 2002 | 29 | 19 |
| 2003 | 23 | 22 |
| 2004 | 18 | 16 |
| 2005 | 10 | 27 |
| 2006 | 12 | 29 |
| 2007 | 22 | 32 |
| 2008 | 15 | 26 |
| 2009 | 27 | 30 |
| 2010 | 25 | 44 |
| 2011 | 20 | 34 |
| 2012 | 32 | 47 |
| 2013 | 37 | 63 |
| 2014 | 38 | 43 |
| 2015 | 59 | 88 |
| 2016 | 56 | 48 |
| 2017 | 70 | 69 |
| 2018 | 54 | 81 |
| 2019 | 79 | 73 |
| 2020 | 87 | 100 |
| 2021 | 73 | 81 |
| 2022 | 94 | 70 |
| 2023 | 48 | 71 |
| 2024 | 57 | 77 |
| 2025 | 70 | 58 |
| 2026 | 33 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60N 2/1605Characterised by the cinematic668
- B60N 2/1635Characterised by the drive mechanism543
- B60N 2/18The front or the rear portion of the seat being adjustable485
- B60N 2/168And provided with braking systems134
- B60N 2/1685Characterised by a lock104
- B60N 2/1695With simultaneous height and inclination adjustment77
- B60N 2/1675With weight compensating means65
- B60N 2/169Stepwise movement mechanisms59
Recent patents
- Occupant support6 Oct 2026US 12,752,677 B2Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
- Adjustment device comprising an asymmetrically acting brake assembly and vehicle seat having such an adjustment device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,678 B2Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
- Adjustment system and method for rough and precise adjustment29 Sep 2026US 12,746,855 B2Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
- Function-adapted three-dimensional foam structure8 Sep 2026US 12,728,779 B2Dr. Ing. h,c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
- Constant center lounge seat1 Sep 2026US 12,722,532 B2Camaco, LLC
- Actuator for a vehicle seat, in particular for a squab-raising mechanism of a vehicle seat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307545 A1
- Vehicle seat vibration suppression device and method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307547 A1Dongguk University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
- Stowable vehicle seat assembly and vehicle with open midgate configuration17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274128 A1Nissan North America, Inc.
- Vehicle seat with electric seat depth and seat inclination adjustment3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257589 A1Grammer AG
- Vehicle seat3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257592 A1Adient US LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle seat with automatic adjustment mechanisms utilizing inflatable air bags142US 5,082,326 AOkamoto Industries, Inc. · 1992
- Two platform motion seat118US 5,913,568 A1999
- Motor vehicle seat106US 5,120,109 ASicam S.R.L. · 1992
- Seat adjuster assembly92US 7,971,937 B2Johnson Electric S. A. · 2011
- Motor vehicle seat88US 6,082,817 AINOVA GmbH Technische Entwicklungen · 2000