B60N 2/859
Specially adapted for rear seats
Official title: specially adapted for rear seats
B60N2/859 (Specially adapted for rear seats) appears on 123 US grants and 133 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 123
- Published applications
- 133
- Assignees
- 69
- Inventors
- 295
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 16 |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 11 | 4 |
| 2013 | 8 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 9 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Auto return headrest for seat assembly5 May 2026US 12,617,324 B2Lear Corporation
- Stowing vehicle seat with break link mechanism24 Mar 2026US 12,583,369 B2Atieva, Inc.
- Armrest assembly and vehicle having same14 Oct 2025US 12,441,221 B2Nio Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd
- Full-flat rear seat26 Aug 2025US 12,397,686 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Multi-actuator capable headrest26 Mar 2024US 11,938,853 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Stowable vehicle seat assembly and vehicle with open midgate configuration17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274128 A1Nissan North America, Inc.
- Vehicle, seat assembly and midgate with support structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274351 A1Nissan North America, Inc.
- Head Restraint Assembly10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264594 A1Kongsberg Automotive Holding 2 AS
- Auto-folding headrest for a vehicle25 Dec 2025US 2025/0388155 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Foldable headrest system for vehicle seat17 Jul 2025US 2025/0229684 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Headrest folding mechanism105US 5,681,079 AFisher Dynamics Corporation · 1997
- Folding headrest in particular for motor vehicles75US 5,669,668 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1997
- Foldable halo style headrest44US 6,129,421 ALear Corporation · 2000
- Vehicle seat assembly40US 5,738,411 AHoover Universal, Inc. · 1998
- Vehicle seat assembly with adjustable headrest coupled to seat back latch39US 5,826,942 AHoover Universal, Inc. · 1998