B60N 2/879
With additional features not related to head-rest positioning
Official title: with additional features not related to head-rest positioning, e.g. heating or cooling devices or loudspeakers
B60N2/879 (With additional features not related to head-rest positioning) appears on 455 US grants and 569 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 455
- Published applications
- 569
- Assignees
- 197
- Inventors
- 1,103
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 12 |
| 2004 | 6 | 17 |
| 2005 | 7 | 23 |
| 2006 | 12 | 25 |
| 2007 | 7 | 11 |
| 2008 | 7 | 14 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010 | 8 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 14 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 9 |
| 2014 | 8 | 18 |
| 2015 | 9 | 11 |
| 2016 | 16 | 23 |
| 2017 | 22 | 27 |
| 2018 | 26 | 34 |
| 2019 | 37 | 46 |
| 2020 | 37 | 38 |
| 2021 | 27 | 25 |
| 2022 | 31 | 34 |
| 2023 | 21 | 35 |
| 2024 | 27 | 54 |
| 2025 | 36 | 37 |
| 2026 | 23 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Head rest22 Sep 2026US 12,741,576 B2Tachi-S Co., Ltd.
- Motor vehicle seat and motor vehicle having such a motor vehicle seat8 Sep 2026US 12,728,782 B2Dr. Ing. h,c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
- Headrest having a speaker8 Sep 2026US 12,728,783 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Vehicle cabin temperature control device and electric vehicle4 Aug 2026US 12,697,909 B2Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
- Ergonomic headrest assembly21 Jul 2026US 12,686,312 B2
- Headrest for a Vehicle Seat with a Sensor System for Head Padding Position Detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307567 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Head Rest for a Vehicle Seat with a Light8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307584 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Conveyance seat17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274135 A1Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle seat and manufacturing method therefor17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274138 A1Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle loudspeaker and sound system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281610 A1Suzhou Sonavox Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Selectively cooled or heated seat and backrest construction232US 5,002,336 A1991
- Headrest mounted video display224US 6,669,285 B12003
- Headrest183US 4,440,443 A1984
- Motor vehicle seat151US 6,761,399 B2DaimlerChrysler AG · 2004
- Video screen integrated in a head rest149US 6,698,832 B2Johnson Controls Technology Company · 2004