B60N 2/2231
Worm and worm gear articulations
Official title: {Worm and worm gear articulations}
B60N2/2231 (Worm and worm gear articulations) appears on 63 US grants and 52 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 63
- Published applications
- 52
- Assignees
- 46
- Inventors
- 172
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Striker assembly and seat assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,715,346 B2Lear Corporation
- Dual release actuator for vehicle seat and method for controlling the same24 Mar 2026US 12,583,367 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Actuator for recliner6 Feb 2024US 11,889,923 B2Daechang Seat Co., LTD-Dongtan
- Gearbox for vehicle seat10 Oct 2023US 11,781,636 B1Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Dual gear type recliner device for a vehicle seat5 Sep 2023US 11,745,626 B2Das Co., Ltd
- Seating device for vehicle5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034957 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Power Recliner Drive For A Vehicle Seat8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008386 A1Fisher & Company, Incorporated
- Striker assembly and seat assembly6 Mar 2025US 2025/0074269 A1Lear Corporation
- Dual Release Actuator for Vehicle Seat and Method for Controlling the Same9 May 2024US 2024/0149751 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Vehicle seat backrest2 May 2024US 2024/0140277 A1FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
Most cited
By later US patents
- Powered vehicle seat64US 5,435,624 AFord Motor Company · 1995
- Adjustable vehicle seat54US 7,156,442 B2The Riverbank, LLC · 2007
- Systems for adjusting vehicle seats49US 5,483,853 ABertrand Faure France · 1996
- Upper seatback pivot system45US 9,126,508 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2015
- Spindle and worm drive for adjusting devices in motor vehicles44US 7,051,986 B1Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG · 2006