B60R 21/01556
Child-seat detection systems
Official title: {Child-seat detection systems}
B60R21/01556 (Child-seat detection systems) appears on 304 US grants and 245 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 304
- Published applications
- 245
- Assignees
- 126
- Inventors
- 585
- Latest grant
- 6 Jan 2026
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| 2022 | 12 | 11 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vehicle cabin-based target detection and tracking6 Jan 2026US 12,515,605 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Airbag assembly for child-restraint system14 Oct 2025US 12,441,266 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Method for operating an identification device of a seat, as well as an identification device9 Sep 2025US 12,409,801 B2Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Car seat base with installation guidance and locking anti-rebounding mechanism2 Sep 2025US 12,403,802 B2BabyArk LTD
- System for determining type of passenger26 Aug 2025US 12,397,731 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- System and Method for Determination of 3D Pose in a Vehicle14 May 2026US 2026/0134567 A1Aptiv Technologies AG
- Vehicle cabin-based target detection and tracking6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340180 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Method for triggering protective means, and child restraint device comprising protective means16 Oct 2025US 2025/0319836 A1CYBEX GmbH
- Child restraint with harness retainer7 Aug 2025US 2025/0249803 A1Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
- Airbag control device, airbag control method, and non-transitory storage medium3 Jul 2025US 2025/0214525 A1Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for sensing a rearward facing child restraining seat244US 5,454,591 ATRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. · 1995
- Vehicle occupant restraint with seat pressure sensor238US 5,474,327 ADelco Electronics Corporation · 1995
- Opto-electronic aid for alignment of exterior vehicle mirrors to minimize blind spot effects196US 5,668,675 A1997
- Occupant sensing and crash behavior system186US 5,785,347 AAlliedSignal Inc. · 1998
- Occupant and infant seat detection in a vehicle supplemental restraint system161US 5,570,903 AEchlin Inc. · 1996