B60N 2/56
Heating or ventilating devices
B60N2/56 (Heating or ventilating devices) appears on 1,441 US grants and 1,854 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 1,441
- Published applications
- 1,854
- Assignees
- 439
- Inventors
- 3,033
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 7 |
| 2002 | 12 | 25 |
| 2003 | 20 | 21 |
| 2004 | 24 | 39 |
| 2005 | 26 | 48 |
| 2006 | 25 | 46 |
| 2007 | 26 | 56 |
| 2008 | 19 | 54 |
| 2009 | 33 | 58 |
| 2010 | 31 | 44 |
| 2011 | 23 | 50 |
| 2012 | 29 | 46 |
| 2013 | 33 | 69 |
| 2014 | 39 | 43 |
| 2015 | 64 | 77 |
| 2016 | 44 | 68 |
| 2017 | 55 | 87 |
| 2018 | 73 | 125 |
| 2019 | 120 | 140 |
| 2020 | 103 | 147 |
| 2021 | 119 | 119 |
| 2022 | 103 | 124 |
| 2023 | 90 | 95 |
| 2024 | 77 | 118 |
| 2025 | 87 | 73 |
| 2026 | 53 | 75 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Seat air-conditioning device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,683 B2Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
- Seatback assembly for a vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,684 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Trapped tab attachment assemblies and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,685 B2Lear Corporation
- Vehicle seat22 Sep 2026US 12,741,573 B2NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Attachment of comfort system to a trim cover15 Sep 2026US 12,734,947 B2Lear Corporation
- Method for reducing kinetosis-related effects on an occupant on a vehicle seat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307549 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Centrifugal air blower8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309159 A1Shinano Kenshi Co., Ltd.
- Backrest ventilation device and safety seat1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296276 A1Ningbo Baby First Baby Products Co., Ltd.
- Child safety seat1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296277 A1Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Seat and seat system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283360 A1Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and arrangement for control of direct current motor1,395US 7,567,045 B2Kongsberg Automotive AB · 2009
- Ergonomic systems and methods providing intelligent adaptive surfaces and temperature control392US 6,230,501 B1ProMXD Technology, Inc. · 2001
- Vehicle seat269US 6,196,627 B1DaimlerChrysler AG · 2001
- Vehicle seat256US 6,189,966 B1DaimlerChrysler AG · 2001
- Body support system243US 6,598,251 B2HON Technology Inc. · 2003