B60N 2/501
Actively controlled suspension
Official title: {actively controlled suspension, e.g. electronic control}
B60N2/501 (Actively controlled suspension) appears on 286 US grants and 266 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 286
- Published applications
- 266
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 482
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 9 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 14 |
| 2010 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 | 9 | 8 |
| 2012 | 9 | 5 |
| 2013 | 11 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 | 13 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7 |
| 2016 | 10 | 17 |
| 2017 | 13 | 12 |
| 2018 | 11 | 16 |
| 2019 | 11 | 12 |
| 2020 | 21 | 25 |
| 2021 | 7 | 27 |
| 2022 | 18 | 13 |
| 2023 | 19 | 11 |
| 2024 | 18 | 16 |
| 2025 | 15 | 7 |
| 2026 | 8 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Active vehicle seat with spring-supported morphing portions22 Sep 2026US 12,741,572 B2Miga Technologies, LLC
- Electric seat motor absolute sensor diagnostics11 Aug 2026US 12,704,392 B2Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
- Control device for vehicle16 Jun 2026US 12,654,604 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicular seat suspension system for belted seats21 Apr 2026US 12,606,065 B2Tesla, Inc.
- Vehicle control device31 Mar 2026US 12,589,682 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle seat vibration suppression device and method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307547 A1Dongguk University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
- Impact and Vibration Mitigation for Cushion Systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307561 A1Kalogon, Inc.
- 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
- Dynamic damping and self-balancing automotive seat and control method18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167064 A1Zhejiang University
- Attitude control device4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152100 A1Aisin Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Active suspending115US 8,095,268 B2Bose Corporation · 2012
- Controllable seat damper system and control method therefor100US 5,652,704 ALord Corporation · 1997
- Active suspending100US 8,548,678 B2Bose Corporation · 2013
- Active vehicle seat suspension system96US 5,975,508 AApplied Power Inc. · 1999
- Regenerative system including an energy transformer which requires no external power source to drive same91US 5,570,286 ALord Corporation · 1996