B60N 2/4279
Electric or electronic triggering
Official title: {electric or electronic triggering}
B60N2/4279 (Electric or electronic triggering) appears on 371 US grants and 317 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 371
- Published applications
- 317
- Assignees
- 138
- Inventors
- 739
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 4 |
| 2002 | 9 | 18 |
| 2003 | 17 | 9 |
| 2004 | 10 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 13 |
| 2006 | 10 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 13 |
| 2008 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 | 10 | 13 |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3 |
| 2013 | 9 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 15 | 14 |
| 2017 | 12 | 15 |
| 2018 | 14 | 15 |
| 2019 | 15 | 23 |
| 2020 | 17 | 27 |
| 2021 | 24 | 20 |
| 2022 | 23 | 18 |
| 2023 | 21 | 19 |
| 2024 | 13 | 16 |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 |
| 2026 | 13 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Deployable seat frame brace6 Oct 2026US 12,752,681 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Side impact safety protection device, child safety seat and base8 Sep 2026US 12,728,775 B2Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Method of controlling vehicle safety device18 Aug 2026US 12,709,267 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Adjustment system for a vehicle seat11 Aug 2026US 12,703,278 B2Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
- Method and apparatus for operating a multi-position vehicle seat and restraining an occupant of such seat28 Jul 2026US 12,691,801 B2Atieva, Inc.
- Vehicle seat restraint control module discovery on a communication bus and control24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285209 A1Veoneer US Safety Systems, LLC
- Vehicle occupant protection device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249756 A1Autoliv Development AB
- Vehicle seat13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233650 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Seat Moving Apparatus and Control Method Therefor, Seat, and Vehicle30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217160 A1Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
- A safety arrangement for a height-adjustable seat structure and a vehicle seat in a truck, lorry or bus using such safety arrangement23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208631 A1Autoliv Development AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle impact responsive multiple bladder seating and headrest system and method172US 6,203,105 B1McCord Winn Textron Inc. · 2001
- Automatic vehicle seat adjuster170US 5,822,707 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 1998
- Internal safety systems for robotic vehicles131US 9,517,767 B1Zoox, Inc. · 2016
- Rear impact occupant protection apparatus123US 5,694,320 AAutomotive Technologies Intl, Inc. · 1997
- Vehicle seat109US 6,062,642 AVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft · 2000