B60N 2/167
Ratchet mechanism
Official title: {Ratchet mechanism}
B60N2/167 (Ratchet mechanism) appears on 141 US grants and 130 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 141
- Published applications
- 130
- Assignees
- 59
- Inventors
- 206
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 |
| 2003 | 8 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 | 5 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 3 |
| 2015 | 8 | 13 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 8 |
| 2018 | 10 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 | 12 |
| 2020 | 12 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pumping device for vehicle seat12 May 2026US 12,623,573 B2Hyundai Transys Inc.
- Brake device for vehicle seat4 Nov 2025US 12,459,406 B2Das Co., Ltd
- Clutch unit21 Jan 2025US 12,202,388 B2Ntn Corporation
- Clutch unit24 Sep 2024US 12,097,787 B2Ntn Corporation
- Eccentricity prevention device for pumping device17 Sep 2024US 12,092,192 B2Hyundai Transys Inc.
- Brake device of vehicle seat28 May 2026US 2026/0145593 A1Tf-Metal Co., Ltd.
- Pumping device for vehicle seat29 May 2025US 2025/0170927 A1Hyundai Transys Inc.
- Clutch unit11 Apr 2024US 2024/0116405 A1Ntn Corporation
- Eccentricity prevention device for pumping device16 Nov 2023US 2023/0366455 A1Hyundai Transys Inc.
- Clutch unit5 Oct 2023US 2023/0313850 A1Ntn Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mechanism for controlling a rotary member by means of a pivoting handle, and a seat fitted with such a mechanism51US 5,881,854 ABertrand Faure Equipements SA · 1999
- Adjustment mechanism36US 6,481,557 B2Faurecia Sieges d'Autmobile S.A. · 2002
- Slide structure of seat for vehicle36US 8,857,778 B2NHK Spring Co., Ltd. · 2014
- Adjustable seat including operating members27US 7,959,229 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha · 2011
- Seat adjuster for vehicle26US 6,230,867 B12001