B60N 2/3011
The back-rest being hinged on the cushion
Official title: {the back-rest being hinged on the cushion, e.g. "portefeuille movement"}
B60N2/3011 (The back-rest being hinged on the cushion) appears on 834 US grants and 752 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 834
- Published applications
- 752
- Assignees
- 247
- Inventors
- 1,793
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 8 |
| 2002 | 24 | 20 |
| 2003 | 31 | 25 |
| 2004 | 33 | 44 |
| 2005 | 30 | 43 |
| 2006 | 35 | 42 |
| 2007 | 31 | 24 |
| 2008 | 23 | 36 |
| 2009 | 28 | 42 |
| 2010 | 28 | 37 |
| 2011 | 35 | 45 |
| 2012 | 35 | 24 |
| 2013 | 33 | 30 |
| 2014 | 26 | 12 |
| 2015 | 30 | 28 |
| 2016 | 21 | 20 |
| 2017 | 20 | 22 |
| 2018 | 22 | 38 |
| 2019 | 39 | 35 |
| 2020 | 29 | 41 |
| 2021 | 39 | 31 |
| 2022 | 24 | 29 |
| 2023 | 23 | 19 |
| 2024 | 26 | 20 |
| 2025 | 14 | 18 |
| 2026 | 17 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle adjustable and stowable rear seat115US 5,570,931 AChrysler Corporation · 1996
- Automotive vehicle seat assembly fully retractable below the vehicle's floor113US 5,195,795 A1993
- Combination reclining and folding mechanism for automotive seat assemblies99US 5,482,349 ABertrand Faure Ltd. · 1996
- Slide/fold/EZ entry seat mechanism97US 6,152,533 ABertrand Faure Components Ltd. · 2000
- Van-type vehicle multi-positional seat92US 5,393,116 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1995