B60N 2/305
The cushion being hinged on the vehicle frame
Official title: {the cushion being hinged on the vehicle frame}
B60N2/305 (The cushion being hinged on the vehicle frame) appears on 699 US grants and 585 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 699
- Published applications
- 585
- Assignees
- 238
- Inventors
- 1,506
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 6 |
| 2002 | 28 | 21 |
| 2003 | 26 | 21 |
| 2004 | 31 | 30 |
| 2005 | 24 | 35 |
| 2006 | 29 | 35 |
| 2007 | 19 | 25 |
| 2008 | 20 | 26 |
| 2009 | 21 | 31 |
| 2010 | 24 | 25 |
| 2011 | 26 | 37 |
| 2012 | 27 | 20 |
| 2013 | 28 | 22 |
| 2014 | 18 | 20 |
| 2015 | 29 | 19 |
| 2016 | 21 | 18 |
| 2017 | 20 | 13 |
| 2018 | 20 | 24 |
| 2019 | 21 | 24 |
| 2020 | 14 | 24 |
| 2021 | 27 | 23 |
| 2022 | 17 | 18 |
| 2023 | 20 | 23 |
| 2024 | 25 | 14 |
| 2025 | 17 | 13 |
| 2026 | 4 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Vehicle seat2 Jun 2026US 12,643,443 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Personal transportation vehicle with pivoting seat and cargo bay3 Feb 2026US 12,539,795 B2Club Car, Inc.
- Seat assembly for a vehicle, vehicle and methods20 Jan 2026US 12,528,393 B2Volvo Car Corporation
- Modular seating system and chairs for selectively connecting to a surface4 Nov 2025US 12,459,610 B2Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
- Flexion-extension joint and screen bracket having the same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274129 A1Modernsolid Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Cushion latch for vehicle seat27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249762 A1Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
- Utility vehicle6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225506 A1Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.
- Utility vehicle16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200304 A1Textron Inc.
- Seat assembly with open midgate configuration18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167063 A1Nissan North America, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Headrest folding mechanism105US 5,681,079 AFisher Dynamics Corporation · 1997
- 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
- Pick-up style utility vehicle with two-way latch system82US 6,905,159 B1Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2005