B60N 2/161
Rods
Official title: {Rods}
B60N2/161 (Rods) appears on 589 US grants and 566 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 589
- Published applications
- 566
- Assignees
- 184
- Inventors
- 1,129
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 4 |
| 2002 | 15 | 9 |
| 2003 | 12 | 14 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 |
| 2005 | 10 | 14 |
| 2006 | 7 | 15 |
| 2007 | 11 | 13 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 | 16 |
| 2010 | 15 | 22 |
| 2011 | 10 | 17 |
| 2012 | 18 | 23 |
| 2013 | 21 | 25 |
| 2014 | 16 | 18 |
| 2015 | 27 | 55 |
| 2016 | 24 | 20 |
| 2017 | 38 | 29 |
| 2018 | 23 | 38 |
| 2019 | 43 | 38 |
| 2020 | 38 | 33 |
| 2021 | 25 | 33 |
| 2022 | 29 | 22 |
| 2023 | 18 | 25 |
| 2024 | 23 | 31 |
| 2025 | 26 | 22 |
| 2026 | 13 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Seat tilt adjustment mechanism and zero-gravity vehicle seat25 Aug 2026US 12,715,342 B2Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle seat, in particular for an autonomously driven motor vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,715,344 B2Adient US LLC
- Seat frame18 Aug 2026US 12,709,200 B2Posco
- Device for height adjustment and swivel of vehicle seat16 Jun 2026US 12,654,598 B2Das Co., Ltd
- Apparatus for tilting seat cushion of rear seat of vehicle9 Jun 2026US 12,649,395 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Stowable vehicle seat assembly and vehicle with open midgate configuration17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274128 A1Nissan North America, Inc.
- Vehicle seat, especially for an autonomously driving motor vehicle27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249750 A1
- Vehicle seat13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233653 A1Adient US LLC
- Brake device of vehicle seat28 May 2026US 2026/0145593 A1Tf-Metal Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle seat device21 May 2026US 2026/0138504 A1Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Seat adjuster assembly92US 7,971,937 B2Johnson Electric S. A. · 2011
- Motor vehicle seat with a back rest and a seat83US 5,979,985 AC. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG · 1999
- Mechanism for adjusting the angular position of an arm hinged on a support60US 5,882,061 ABertrand Faure Equipments SA · 1999
- Vehicle seat assembly with polymeric cushion pan57US 7,850,247 B2Lear Corporation · 2010
- Linkage assembly with extruded hole member54US 5,964,441 ALear Corporation · 1999