B60N 2002/971
The locking system being an element distinct from articulation means, retaining the
Official title: {the locking system being an element distinct from articulation means, retaining the seat or seat part in its folded position, e.g. controlled by a wire}
B60N2002/971 (The locking system being an element distinct from articulation means, retaining the) appears on 41 US grants and 45 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 41
- Published applications
- 45
- Assignees
- 40
- Inventors
- 128
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Seatback restraint device for vehicle7 Jul 2026US 12,673,598 B2Daewon Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Locking apparatus for vehicle seat12 May 2026US 12,623,582 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Personal transportation vehicle with pivoting seat and cargo bay3 Feb 2026US 12,539,795 B2Club Car, Inc.
- Motion control system for an aircraft seat30 Sep 2025US 12,428,162 B2AMI Industries, Inc.
- Personal transportation vehicle with pivoting seat and cargo bay11 Mar 2025US 12,246,630 B2Club Car, Inc.
- Vehicle seatback locking device14 May 2026US 2026/0131704 A1Daewon Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Personal transportation vehicle with pivoting seat and cargo bay14 May 2026US 2026/0131706 A1Club Car, Inc.
- Vehicle seat11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282265 A1Hyundai Transys Inc.
- High latch assembly with disc recliner17 Jul 2025US 2025/0229689 A1Magna Seating Inc.
- Locking apparatus for vehicle seat12 Jun 2025US 2025/0187512 A1Hyundai Motor Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Storage type seat for automobile and seat storage structure51US 6,644,730 B2Shiroki Kogyo Co., Ltd. · 2003
- Seat locking device and stowable vehicle seat23US 8,287,024 B2Ts Tech Co., Ltd. · 2012
- Folding and stowing rear-facing vehicle seat11US 8,973,965 B2Tesla, Inc. · 2015
- Folding vehicle seat9US 8,235,446 B2Ts Tech Co., Ltd. · 2012
- Seat locking system8US 10,549,670 B1Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC · 2020