B60R 2021/0051
Knees
Official title: {Knees}
B60R2021/0051 (Knees) appears on 322 US grants and 294 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 322
- Published applications
- 294
- Assignees
- 118
- Inventors
- 670
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 15 |
| 2004 | 13 | 21 |
| 2005 | 15 | 26 |
| 2006 | 8 | 17 |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 |
| 2008 | 27 | 16 |
| 2009 | 10 | 9 |
| 2010 | 16 | 13 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9 |
| 2012 | 12 | 7 |
| 2013 | 16 | 11 |
| 2014 | 8 | 10 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 |
| 2016 | 14 | 11 |
| 2017 | 12 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 19 |
| 2019 | 18 | 14 |
| 2020 | 16 | 20 |
| 2021 | 16 | 11 |
| 2022 | 17 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Knee airbag for a vehicle14 Jul 2026US 12,679,301 B1Autoliv ASP, Inc.
- Occupant protection device3 Mar 2026US 12,565,170 B2Subaru Corporation
- Knee air bag20 Jan 2026US 12,528,437 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle airbag assembly25 Feb 2025US 12,233,807 B1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Vehicle14 Jan 2025US 12,194,941 B1Mazda Motor Corporation
- Knee protector17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274188 A1Asteer Co., Ltd.
- Airbag device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208686 A1
- Occupant protection device15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014956 A1Subaru Corporation
- Steering device support structure25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296639 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Knee air bag31 Jul 2025US 2025/0242774 A1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Passenger out-of-position sensor254US 5,071,160 AAutomotive Systems Laboratory, Inc. · 1991
- Shock absorbing interior system for vehicle passengers147US 5,398,185 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Collision warning and safety countermeasure system80US 6,721,659 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2004
- Padding to reduce injuries in automobile accidents77US 5,098,124 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 1992
- Method and apparatus for restraining a vehicle occupant73US 5,344,184 ATRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. · 1994