B60R 2021/0407
Using gas or liquid as energy absorbing means
Official title: {using gas or liquid as energy absorbing means}
B60R2021/0407 (Using gas or liquid as energy absorbing means) appears on 108 US grants and 79 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 108
- Published applications
- 79
- Assignees
- 39
- Inventors
- 180
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2008 | 5 | 4 |
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| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 12 | 4 |
| 2016 | 14 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Reusable vehicle occupant protection system having reusable impact attenuator members19 May 2026US 12,630,987 B2Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North Inc
- Extendable arm assembly14 Apr 2026US 12,600,317 B1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Occupant protection system including expandable curtain and/or expandable bladder7 Oct 2025US 12,434,657 B2Zoox, Inc.
- Actuator moving door-trim panel in cross-vehicle direction8 Jul 2025US 12,351,007 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Occupant protection system including expandable curtain and/or expandable bladder9 Apr 2024US 11,951,929 B2Zoox, Inc.
- Actuator moving door-trim panel in cross-vehicle direction8 Aug 2024US 2024/0262172 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Occupant protection system including expandable curtain and/or expandable bladder18 Jul 2024US 2024/0239293 A1Zoox, Inc.
- Insert molded energy absorption bracket11 Jul 2024US 2024/0227715 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Reusable vehicle occupant protection system having reusable impact attenuator members2 May 2024US 2024/0141604 A1Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Occupant protection system including expandable curtain and/or expandable bladder22 Sep 2022US 2022/0297630 A1Zoox, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Inflatable cellular assemblies of plastic material120US 4,076,872 A1978
- Pneumatic pads for the interior of vehicles100US 5,382,051 AConcept Analysis Corporation · 1995
- Inner panel assembly with integral energy absorber97US 5,040,335 ADavidson Textron Inc. · 1991
- Padding to reduce injuries in automobile accidents77US 5,098,124 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 1992
- Reversibly expandable energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same74US 7,350,851 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC · 2008