B60N 2/66
Lumbar supports
B60N2/66 (Lumbar supports) appears on 925 US grants and 925 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 925
- Published applications
- 925
- Assignees
- 311
- Inventors
- 1,739
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 8 |
| 2002 | 15 | 18 |
| 2003 | 21 | 26 |
| 2004 | 26 | 33 |
| 2005 | 19 | 33 |
| 2006 | 24 | 39 |
| 2007 | 28 | 26 |
| 2008 | 20 | 31 |
| 2009 | 15 | 23 |
| 2010 | 22 | 31 |
| 2011 | 30 | 26 |
| 2012 | 19 | 24 |
| 2013 | 12 | 22 |
| 2014 | 19 | 23 |
| 2015 | 33 | 43 |
| 2016 | 34 | 46 |
| 2017 | 41 | 48 |
| 2018 | 40 | 61 |
| 2019 | 48 | 57 |
| 2020 | 59 | 60 |
| 2021 | 42 | 36 |
| 2022 | 46 | 55 |
| 2023 | 45 | 33 |
| 2024 | 37 | 44 |
| 2025 | 25 | 34 |
| 2026 | 23 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Trapped tab attachment assemblies and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,685 B2Lear Corporation
- Electrically actuated valves6 Oct 2026US 12,753,849 B2Schukra Berndorf GmbH
- Vehicle seat29 Sep 2026US 12,746,861 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle seat22 Sep 2026US 12,741,574 B2Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
- Seat actuator control for lumbar support18 Aug 2026US 12,709,205 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Systems and methods for lumbar support in a seat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307564 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Conveyance seat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307569 A1Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
- Pneumatic massage intensification for a vehicle seat17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274137 A1Leggett & Platt Canada Co.
- Seatback air moving machine protection structure and vehicle seat3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257599 A1NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Seatback air moving machine protection structure and vehicle seat3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257600 A1NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Asset system control arrangement and method407US 7,663,502 B2Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2010
- Variable apex back support282US 5,518,294 ALigon Brothers Manufacturing Company · 1996
- Backrest for vehicle seats222US 6,145,925 ADaimlerChrysler AG · 2000
- Mechanism for providing adjustable lumbar support in a seat188US 5,217,278 AFindlay Industries · 1993
- Apparatus and method for measuring weight of an occupying item of a seat184US 6,242,701 B1Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2001