B60N 2/919
Positioning and locking mechanisms
Official title: {Positioning and locking mechanisms (B60N2/16, B60N2/18, B60N2/22, B60N2/225 take precedence)}
B60N2/919 (Positioning and locking mechanisms) appears on 914 US grants and 1,008 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 914
- Published applications
- 1,008
- Assignees
- 313
- Inventors
- 1,995
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 7 |
| 2002 | 11 | 13 |
| 2003 | 22 | 18 |
| 2004 | 17 | 16 |
| 2005 | 12 | 30 |
| 2006 | 18 | 25 |
| 2007 | 12 | 20 |
| 2008 | 17 | 19 |
| 2009 | 11 | 24 |
| 2010 | 16 | 27 |
| 2011 | 15 | 30 |
| 2012 | 19 | 17 |
| 2013 | 27 | 33 |
| 2014 | 21 | 54 |
| 2015 | 46 | 50 |
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| 2017 | 44 | 53 |
| 2018 | 54 | 60 |
| 2019 | 67 | 76 |
| 2020 | 73 | 83 |
| 2021 | 67 | 62 |
| 2022 | 54 | 47 |
| 2023 | 57 | 48 |
| 2024 | 39 | 51 |
| 2025 | 38 | 57 |
| 2026 | 31 | 38 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vehicle seat with improved coordination and guide mechanisms6 Oct 2026US 12,752,674 B2Tachi-S Co., Ltd.
- Adjustment device comprising an asymmetrically acting brake assembly and vehicle seat having such an adjustment device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,678 B2Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
- Vehicle access system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,679 B2Adapt Solutions
- Purpose-built vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,743,153 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Side protection mechanism for safety seat and safety seat with side protection mechanism11 Aug 2026US 12,703,275 B2Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Child restraint8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307555 A1
- Unlocking arrangement for seat back adjustment24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285205 A1Audi AG
- Rotatable child seat with removable booster17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274125 A1Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Lateral rotary positioning mechanism and child carrier10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264586 A1Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Cushion latch for vehicle seat27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249762 A1Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automobile seat71US 4,484,776 AMazda Motor Corporation · 1984
- System and method for dynamic vehicle control affecting sleep states of vehicle occupants63US 9,463,805 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd. · 2016
- Van-type vehicle seat61US 5,577,805 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1996
- Seat for automobile59US 4,627,656 ADelta Kogyo Co., Ltd. · 1986
- Tumble forward seat58US 5,498,051 AHoover Universal, Inc. · 1996