B60N 2/32
Convertible for other use
Official title: convertible for other use
B60N2/32 (Convertible for other use) appears on 1,535 US grants and 1,360 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 1,535
- Published applications
- 1,360
- Assignees
- 458
- Inventors
- 2,935
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | 10 |
| 2002 | 33 | 26 |
| 2003 | 30 | 31 |
| 2004 | 49 | 54 |
| 2005 | 28 | 51 |
| 2006 | 36 | 32 |
| 2007 | 27 | 37 |
| 2008 | 26 | 32 |
| 2009 | 29 | 35 |
| 2010 | 30 | 42 |
| 2011 | 24 | 56 |
| 2012 | 36 | 50 |
| 2013 | 49 | 55 |
| 2014 | 63 | 68 |
| 2015 | 74 | 68 |
| 2016 | 73 | 58 |
| 2017 | 51 | 46 |
| 2018 | 50 | 75 |
| 2019 | 92 | 89 |
| 2020 | 74 | 93 |
| 2021 | 83 | 62 |
| 2022 | 58 | 69 |
| 2023 | 71 | 79 |
| 2024 | 63 | 52 |
| 2025 | 54 | 49 |
| 2026 | 29 | 41 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Purpose-built vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,743,153 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Striker assembly and seat assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,715,346 B2Lear Corporation
- Seat member workstation assembly18 Aug 2026US 12,709,207 B2Lear Corporation
- Convertible furniture arrangement for a recreational vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,709,212 B2Triple E Canada, Ltd.
- Adjustment system for a vehicle seat11 Aug 2026US 12,703,278 B2Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
- Vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307559 A1Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.
- Seat Bench for a Vehicle, and Vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296275 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Child safety latch system for vehicle seats and method of use24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285206 A1
- Stowable vehicle seat assembly and vehicle with open midgate configuration17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274128 A1Nissan North America, Inc.
- Seat, vehicle, and seat status control method20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241845 A1Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Seating unit163US 6,059,364 ABritish Airways PLC · 2000
- Passenger seat with fabric suspension legrest121US 6,695,406 B2BE Aerospace, Inc. · 2004
- 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
- Headrest folding mechanism105US 5,681,079 AFisher Dynamics Corporation · 1997