B60N 2/643
Shape of the back-rests
Official title: {shape of the back-rests (B60N2/66 takes precedence)}
B60N2/643 (Shape of the back-rests) appears on 384 US grants and 415 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 384
- Published applications
- 415
- Assignees
- 167
- Inventors
- 911
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 10 |
| 2006 | 5 | 15 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9 |
| 2008 | 9 | 10 |
| 2009 | 7 | 8 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 | 12 |
| 2012 | 8 | 17 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 |
| 2014 | 11 | 17 |
| 2015 | 21 | 24 |
| 2016 | 16 | 28 |
| 2017 | 26 | 42 |
| 2018 | 22 | 33 |
| 2019 | 45 | 24 |
| 2020 | 25 | 28 |
| 2021 | 25 | 22 |
| 2022 | 14 | 16 |
| 2023 | 27 | 21 |
| 2024 | 21 | 18 |
| 2025 | 9 | 18 |
| 2026 | 10 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vehicle having a vehicle seat1 Sep 2026US 12,722,551 B2Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Seat element18 Aug 2026US 12,709,206 B2
- Seat back panel, seat back frame and vehicle seat23 Jun 2026US 12,662,028 B2NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Height-adjustable seat belt guide outlets for seat backrests16 Jun 2026US 12,654,648 B2Adient (Chongqing) Automotive Components Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle seat apparatus for charging portable electronic device2 Jun 2026US 12,643,483 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Seat back13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233649 A1Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle seat13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233699 A1Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Panel frame structure23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208640 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Panel frame structure23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208641 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Seat and vehicle16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200382 A1Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Backrest for vehicle seats222US 6,145,925 ADaimlerChrysler AG · 2000
- Vehicle seat having backrest width adjustment and integrated seat airbag98US 7,641,281 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · 2010
- Seat assembly with pneumatically adjustable contour and energy absorption91US 5,884,968 ALear Corporation · 1999
- Seats with twistable seat elements88US 6,910,736 B2Factory Design Limited · 2005
- Dual spring back suspension system for an automotive seat86US 5,772,281 ALear Corporation · 1998