B60N 2/4249
Fixed structures, i.e. where neither the seat nor a part thereof are
Official title: {fixed structures, i.e. where neither the seat nor a part thereof are displaced during a crash}
B60N2/4249 (Fixed structures, i.e. where neither the seat nor a part thereof are) appears on 298 US grants and 251 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 298
- Published applications
- 251
- Assignees
- 142
- Inventors
- 653
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 14 | 4 |
| 2004 | 7 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010 | 7 | 13 |
| 2011 | 11 | 19 |
| 2012 | 7 | 14 |
| 2013 | 12 | 21 |
| 2014 | 18 | 9 |
| 2015 | 16 | 18 |
| 2016 | 18 | 14 |
| 2017 | 14 | 7 |
| 2018 | 13 | 12 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 |
| 2020 | 18 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 13 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Anti-submarining seat system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,535 B2Volvo Car Corporation
- Reinforcement structure for rear seat interim portion14 Jul 2026US 12,679,259 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Seat and seat back for multi-passenger vehicle26 May 2026US 12,636,985 B2Reiss International, Ltd.
- Head impact energy absorption component with integrated seat trim support12 May 2026US 12,623,575 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Latch assembly13 Jan 2026US 12,522,115 B2Daechang Seat Co., LTD-Dongtan
- Tunable composite seat structure and tooling assembly for forming the same in order to meet crashworthiness loads30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217172 A1U.S. Farathane Corporation
- Vehicle lower portion structure18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167073 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle seat provided with an on-board safety system21 May 2026US 2026/0138553 A1
- Protection module for limiting and/or blocking a movement between two structural components and/or a seat function of a vehicle seat and vehicle seat7 May 2026US 2026/0124973 A1
- Cushion body11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282269 A1Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle seat158US 6,019,420 ADaimlerChrysler AG · 2000
- Formed energy absorber103US 6,247,745 B1Oakwood Energy Management, Inc. · 2001
- Vehicle seat assembly98US 5,988,757 ALear Corporation · 1999
- Blast energy attenuating recoverable seat insert84US 9,738,186 B2Oshkosh Defense, LLC · 2017
- Automotive seat with air-bag75US 5,499,840 AIkeda Bussan Co., Ltd. · 1996