B60N 2/667
Having flexible support member bowed by applied forces
Official title: {having flexible support member bowed by applied forces}
B60N2/667 (Having flexible support member bowed by applied forces) appears on 392 US grants and 351 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 392
- Published applications
- 351
- Assignees
- 159
- Inventors
- 661
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 |
| 2003 | 12 | 17 |
| 2004 | 11 | 25 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 |
| 2006 | 17 | 26 |
| 2007 | 12 | 16 |
| 2008 | 10 | 13 |
| 2009 | 11 | 17 |
| 2010 | 13 | 21 |
| 2011 | 20 | 16 |
| 2012 | 12 | 6 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 11 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 17 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 |
| 2018 | 14 | 20 |
| 2019 | 14 | 15 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 |
| 2021 | 12 | 6 |
| 2022 | 13 | 14 |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 6 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Seat actuator control for lumbar support18 Aug 2026US 12,709,205 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Seatback pad and vehicle seat11 Aug 2026US 12,703,282 B2NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Seatback and vehicle seat30 Jun 2026US 12,668,162 B2Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle seat24 Mar 2026US 12,583,366 B2Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle seat17 Feb 2026US 12,552,295 B2Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
- Seat, vehicle, and seat status control method20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241845 A1Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle seat25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175753 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Lumbar cushion18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167074 A1Guangzhou Qiaoluojia Technology Co.Ltd.
- Vehicle seat28 May 2026US 2026/0145596 A1Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
- Seatback air blower attachment structure, and vehicle seat28 May 2026US 2026/0145599 A1NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Lumbar support171US 5,076,643 ALear Seating Corporation · 1991
- Adjustable lumbar support mechanism for airline passenger seats with manual push button and cable control151US 5,174,526 AFutureflite Corporation · 1992