B60N 2/206
To a position in which it can be used as a support
Official title: {to a position in which it can be used as a support for objects, e.g. as a tray}
B60N2/206 (To a position in which it can be used as a support) appears on 454 US grants and 440 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 454
- Published applications
- 440
- Assignees
- 171
- Inventors
- 1,087
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 3 |
| 2002 | 14 | 20 |
| 2003 | 21 | 12 |
| 2004 | 19 | 27 |
| 2005 | 14 | 16 |
| 2006 | 23 | 19 |
| 2007 | 10 | 25 |
| 2008 | 14 | 8 |
| 2009 | 14 | 21 |
| 2010 | 15 | 20 |
| 2011 | 15 | 17 |
| 2012 | 13 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 |
| 2014 | 11 | 16 |
| 2015 | 18 | 19 |
| 2016 | 21 | 23 |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 |
| 2018 | 22 | 19 |
| 2019 | 28 | 30 |
| 2020 | 21 | 18 |
| 2021 | 18 | 16 |
| 2022 | 13 | 17 |
| 2023 | 13 | 16 |
| 2024 | 13 | 17 |
| 2025 | 20 | 15 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vehicle seat23 Jun 2026US 12,662,023 B2Hyundai Transys Inc.
- Foldable vehicle seat and method of assembling the same16 Jun 2026US 12,654,599 B2Jaguar Land Rover Limited
- Transformable seat back for forming armrests9 Jun 2026US 12,649,394 B2Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Rear seat for vehicle23 Dec 2025US 12,503,014 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Device for adjusting angle of seatback for vehicles21 Oct 2025US 12,447,873 B2Hyundai Transys Inc.
- Control system and method for vehicle trunk24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285202 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Seat18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167068 A1Dae Won San Up Co., Ltd
- Automobile with forward arrangement of passenger cabin21 May 2026US 2026/0138453 A1Aehra, Inc.
- Seat of vehicle5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061897 A1Hyundai Transys Inc.
- Fitting for a vehicle seat22 Jan 2026US 2026/0021753 A1Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicular seat assembly having a cam driven self positioning head restraint119US 6,860,564 B2Intier Automotive Inc. · 2005
- Vehicle adjustable and stowable rear seat115US 5,570,931 AChrysler Corporation · 1996
- Seating system and a passenger accommodation unit for a vehicle104US 7,523,888 B2Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited · 2009
- Seat assembly with self positioning head restraint93US 7,344,189 B2Intier Automotive Inc. · 2008
- Van-type vehicle multi-positional seat92US 5,393,116 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1995