B60R 19/40
In the direction of an obstacle before a collision , or extending
Official title: in the direction of an obstacle before a collision {, or extending during driving of the vehicle, i.e. to increase the energy absorption capacity of the bumper (inflatable bumpers B60R19/20)}
B60R19/40 (In the direction of an obstacle before a collision , or extending) appears on 131 US grants and 97 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 131
- Published applications
- 97
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 265
- Latest grant
- 6 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 7 | 11 |
| 2005 | 10 | 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Retractable bumper assembly with lock11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282315 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Extendable spring-loaded bumper assembly28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269813 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- A Vehicular Pedestrian Protection Device10 Jul 2025US 2025/0222894 A1
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By later US patents
- Damped crash attenuator70US 6,523,872 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2003
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- Bumper energy absorber52US 5,967,573 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1999