B60N 2/506
Seat guided by rods
Official title: {Seat guided by rods}
B60N2/506 (Seat guided by rods) appears on 468 US grants and 320 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 468
- Published applications
- 320
- Assignees
- 167
- Inventors
- 645
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 | 10 |
| 2006 | 5 | 9 |
| 2007 | 4 | 15 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 9 | 13 |
| 2010 | 8 | 22 |
| 2011 | 17 | 18 |
| 2012 | 14 | 20 |
| 2013 | 24 | 18 |
| 2014 | 18 | 17 |
| 2015 | 15 | 13 |
| 2016 | 13 | 14 |
| 2017 | 15 | 12 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 |
| 2019 | 15 | 9 |
| 2020 | 12 | 18 |
| 2021 | 10 | 19 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 | 10 | 15 |
| 2024 | 17 | 9 |
| 2025 | 11 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Passenger restraint system for roller coasters24 Feb 2026US 12,559,006 B2Bolliger & Mabillard Ingenieurs Conseils S.A.
- Active suspension system9 Dec 2025US 12,491,803 B2Sears Manufacturing Company
- Semi active suspension control methods using skyhook and endstop control14 Oct 2025US 12,441,217 B2Lord Corporation
- Seat assemblies having fixed frames and movable seat cushions and movable seat backs with vertical dampers and clamps coupling the vertical dampers to the fixed frames2 Sep 2025US 12,403,803 B2Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Suspension component22 Jul 2025US 12,365,275 B2Roswell Canada 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
- Vehicle seat suspension device and vehicle seat5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061906 A1NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Seat assemblies having fixed frames and movable seat cushions and movable seat backs with vertical dampers and clamps coupling the vertical dampers to the fixed frames20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353414 A1Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Vehicle seat with roller guide18 Sep 2025US 2025/0289349 A1Grammer AG
- Seat support element comprising external shock absorbers28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269770 A1FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
Most cited
By later US patents
- Two platform motion seat118US 5,913,568 A1999
- Active suspending115US 8,095,268 B2Bose Corporation · 2012
- Suspension device for vehicle seat101US 5,251,864 ATachi-S Co., Ltd. · 1993
- Controllable seat damper system and control method therefor100US 5,652,704 ALord Corporation · 1997
- Active suspending100US 8,548,678 B2Bose Corporation · 2013