B60N 2/522
Characterised by dampening means
Official title: {characterised by dampening means}
B60N2/522 (Characterised by dampening means) appears on 142 US grants and 129 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 142
- Published applications
- 129
- Assignees
- 79
- Inventors
- 219
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 10 |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 10 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Active crew seat vibration control6 Oct 2026US 12,753,823 B2Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Vehicle seat having a tuned mass damper15 Sep 2026US 12,734,944 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Lateral isolator for vehicle seats16 Jun 2026US 12,654,605 B2
- Multi-degree anti-vibration unit12 May 2026US 12,624,742 B2City University of Hong Kong
- Vehicle seat with air spring and damper element28 Apr 2026US 12,611,974 B2Grammer AG
- Dampening system for seat assembly18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167071 A1Textron Inc.
- Vehicle seat suspension device and vehicle seat5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061906 A1NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Active crew seat vibration control18 Dec 2025US 2025/0383008 A1Lockheed Martin 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 frames20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353414 A1Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Compact linear dampener6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340158 A1Magna Seating Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electroviscous liquid-filled suspension device and control damping device therefor122US 4,858,733 ABridgestone Corporation · 1989
- Controllable seat damper system and control method therefor100US 5,652,704 ALord Corporation · 1997
- Active vehicle seat suspension system96US 5,975,508 AApplied Power Inc. · 1999
- Method for controlling motion using an adjustable damper74US 5,582,385 AThe Lubrizol Corporation · 1996
- Vehicle seat suspension unit68US 5,222,709 ARosdon Engineering and Manufacturing Pty. Ltd. · 1993