B60N 2/4214
Longitudinal
Official title: {longitudinal}
B60N2/4214 (Longitudinal) appears on 944 US grants and 782 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 944
- Published applications
- 782
- Assignees
- 279
- Inventors
- 1,654
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 13 |
| 2002 | 30 | 32 |
| 2003 | 33 | 16 |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 |
| 2006 | 19 | 18 |
| 2007 | 10 | 22 |
| 2008 | 13 | 21 |
| 2009 | 12 | 27 |
| 2010 | 22 | 39 |
| 2011 | 32 | 40 |
| 2012 | 30 | 37 |
| 2013 | 25 | 40 |
| 2014 | 37 | 36 |
| 2015 | 50 | 50 |
| 2016 | 52 | 34 |
| 2017 | 34 | 20 |
| 2018 | 33 | 39 |
| 2019 | 45 | 44 |
| 2020 | 41 | 60 |
| 2021 | 46 | 40 |
| 2022 | 34 | 28 |
| 2023 | 42 | 38 |
| 2024 | 32 | 25 |
| 2025 | 20 | 17 |
| 2026 | 18 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for adjusting an interior configuration of a vehicle in response to a vehicular accident25 Aug 2026US 12,715,339 B2State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
- Rail assembly for a longitudinal seat adjustment system of a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat18 Aug 2026US 12,709,198 B2Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
- Seatback load plate11 Aug 2026US 12,703,277 B1Zoox, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for operating a multi-position vehicle seat and restraining an occupant of such seat28 Jul 2026US 12,691,801 B2Atieva, Inc.
- Method and system for occupant protection in a vehicle30 Jun 2026US 12,668,160 B2Autoliv Development AB
- Vehicle seat27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249757 A1Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle seat13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233650 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle seat13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233699 A1Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Side impact-absorbing device for child restraint system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208635 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Vehicle seat including inflatable device inflatable downwardly23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208637 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Energy absorbing support for vehicular passengers124US 5,769,489 A1998
- Vehicle seat with multifunction backrest121US 5,836,648 ARecaro GmbH & Co. · 1998
- Vehicle seat120US 6,824,212 B2Lear Corporation · 2004
- Vehicle seat109US 6,062,642 AVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft · 2000
- Chair structure99US 6,312,050 B1Volvo Car Corporation · 2001