B60N 2/24
Seats specially adapted for vehicles: for particular purposes or particular vehicles
Official title: for particular purposes or particular vehicles
B60N2/24 (Seats specially adapted for vehicles: for particular purposes or particular vehicles) appears on 9,377 US grants and 8,991 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 9,377
- Published applications
- 8,991
- Assignees
- 1,955
- Inventors
- 14,357
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30 | 0 |
| 1977 | 33 | 0 |
| 1978 | 38 | 0 |
| 1979 | 26 | 0 |
| 1980 | 38 | 0 |
| 1981 | 30 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | 37 | 0 |
| 1985 | 35 | 0 |
| 1986 | 44 | 0 |
| 1987 | 69 | 0 |
| 1988 | 58 | 0 |
| 1989 | 46 | 0 |
| 1990 | 53 | 0 |
| 1991 | 57 | 0 |
| 1992 | 60 | 0 |
| 1993 | 51 | 0 |
| 1994 | 93 | 0 |
| 1995 | 78 | 0 |
| 1996 | 120 | 0 |
| 1997 | 115 | 0 |
| 1998 | 154 | 0 |
| 1999 | 143 | 0 |
| 2000 | 167 | 0 |
| 2001 | 192 | 76 |
| 2002 | 207 | 203 |
| 2003 | 222 | 194 |
| 2004 | 233 | 293 |
| 2005 | 157 | 303 |
| 2006 | 228 | 277 |
| 2007 | 202 | 311 |
| 2008 | 219 | 343 |
| 2009 | 205 | 319 |
| 2010 | 250 | 349 |
| 2011 | 271 | 339 |
| 2012 | 281 | 331 |
| 2013 | 318 | 351 |
| 2014 | 305 | 342 |
| 2015 | 384 | 394 |
| 2016 | 373 | 382 |
| 2017 | 369 | 364 |
| 2018 | 348 | 439 |
| 2019 | 447 | 474 |
| 2020 | 425 | 498 |
| 2021 | 393 | 420 |
| 2022 | 393 | 426 |
| 2023 | 370 | 425 |
| 2024 | 380 | 462 |
| 2025 | 347 | 372 |
| 2026 | 240 | 304 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60N 2/26For children3,299
- B60N 2/42The seat constructed to protect the occupant from the effect of abnormal2,420
- B60N 2/30Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position2,230
- B60N 2/32Convertible for other use1,535
- B60N 2/38Specially constructed for use on tractors or like off-road vehicles420
- B60N 2/242Bus seats298
- B60N 2/245For handicapped persons194
- B60N 2002/247To support passengers in a half-standing positionIndexing code89
Recent patents
- Vehicle seat with improved coordination and guide mechanisms6 Oct 2026US 12,752,674 B2Tachi-S Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle access system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,679 B2Adapt Solutions
- Child automobile safety seat6 Oct 2026US 12,752,680 B2Goodbaby Child Products Co., Ltd.
- Deployable seat frame brace6 Oct 2026US 12,752,681 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Utility vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,864 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Car seat arm lock indicator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307554 A1Evenflo Company, Inc.
- Child restraint8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307555 A1
- Head protection device and carrier8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307556 A1Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Adjusting mechanism and child carrier8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307557 A1Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Walk-through pop-up seat mounting structure of vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307558 A1Hyundai Motor Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Accident avoidance system789US 6,405,132 B1Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2002
- Method and system for controlling a vehicle669US 7,085,637 B2Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2006
- Method and system for detecting objects external to a vehicle669US 7,202,776 B2Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2007
- Optical identification and monitoring system using pattern recognition for use with vehicles656US 5,845,000 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 1998
- Wireless and powerless sensor and interrogator645US 6,988,026 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2006