B60N 2/185
Characterised by the drive mechanism
Official title: {characterised by the drive mechanism}
B60N2/185 (Characterised by the drive mechanism) appears on 241 US grants and 191 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 241
- Published applications
- 191
- Assignees
- 128
- Inventors
- 616
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10 |
| 2015 | 8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 13 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020 | 13 | 15 |
| 2021 | 8 | 12 |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 |
| 2026 | 7 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60N 2/1853Linear actuator107
- B60N 2/1864Gear wheel driven mechanism73
- B60N 2/1867Cycloidal or planetary mechanism16
- B60N 2/1875Racks15
- B60N 2/1878Hydraulic or pneumatic actuation15
- B60N 2/1882Ratchet mechanism15
- B60N 2/1857Eccentric mechanism7
- B60N 2/1871Worm and worm gear articulations7
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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
- Adjustment system for a vehicle seat11 Aug 2026US 12,703,278 B2Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
- Morphing origami structures7 Jul 2026US 12,673,595 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabuhiki Kaisha
- Seat folding system and method of controlling seat folding system21 Apr 2026US 12,606,062 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Actuator for a vehicle seat, in particular for a squab-raising mechanism of a vehicle seat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307545 A1
- Vehicle seat3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257592 A1Adient US LLC
- Vehicle seat, especially for an autonomously driving motor vehicle27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249750 A1
- Vehicle seat13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233653 A1Adient US LLC
- Self-aligning and self-locking fastener23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208632 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Motor vehicle seat106US 5,120,109 ASicam S.R.L. · 1992
- Vehicle seat track apparatus75US 5,112,018 AITT Corporation · 1992
- Vehicle seat assembly69US 4,616,874 AGebr. Isringhausen · 1986
- Adjustable car seat base58US 6,318,799 B1Graco Children’s Products Inc. · 2001
- Linkage assembly with extruded hole member54US 5,964,441 ALear Corporation · 1999