B60Q 3/242
Safety belts
Official title: Safety belts; Body harnesses
B60Q3/242 (Safety belts) appears on 43 US grants and 39 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 43
- Published applications
- 39
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 116
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Detection and monitoring of occupant seat belt26 May 2026US 12,637,027 B2Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
- Seatbelt device1 Apr 2025US 12,263,806 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Interior trim part of a motor vehicle21 Jan 2025US 12,202,401 B2International Automotive Components Group NA, Inc.
- Detection and monitoring of occupant seat belt2 Jul 2024US 12,024,118 B2Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
- Vehicle interior component having accentuatable operating element and vehicle equipped with same26 Sep 2023US 11,766,940 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Illuminated seat belt buckle for a seat belt device of a motor vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274160 A1
- Illuminated seat belt buckle for a seat belt device of a motor vehicle10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264605 A1
- Child seat illumination system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240329 A1Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Motor vehicle with adaptive seating system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167102 A1American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
- Detection and Monitoring of Occupant Seat Belt30 Jan 2025US 2025/0033596 A1Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Recessed light source for vehicle seat belts36US 7,131,756 B2Honeywell International Inc. · 2006
- Vehicle occupant restraint belt buckle including illumination34US 5,181,773 A1993
- Light system for an interior of a motor vehicle29US 5,647,657 AHella KG Hueck & Co. · 1997
- Exit iluminator assembly for a motor vehicle29US 6,043,735 AAmerisafe Corporation · 2000
- Night light belt24US 4,112,482 A1978