B60R 21/02
Occupant safety arrangements or fittings
Official title: Occupant safety arrangements or fittings {, e.g. crash pads (seat belts with crash pads B60R22/14; removable children's seats having a front guard or barrier B60N2/2839)}
B60R21/02 (Occupant safety arrangements or fittings) appears on 15,171 US grants and 11,994 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 15,171
- Published applications
- 11,994
- Assignees
- 1,994
- Inventors
- 17,041
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 75 | 0 |
| 1977 | 41 | 0 |
| 1978 | 39 | 0 |
| 1979 | 30 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 32 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 28 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 |
| 1986 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | 27 | 0 |
| 1988 | 32 | 0 |
| 1989 | 48 | 0 |
| 1990 | 96 | 0 |
| 1991 | 128 | 0 |
| 1992 | 145 | 0 |
| 1993 | 191 | 0 |
| 1994 | 276 | 0 |
| 1995 | 322 | 0 |
| 1996 | 430 | 0 |
| 1997 | 383 | 0 |
| 1998 | 462 | 0 |
| 1999 | 393 | 0 |
| 2000 | 462 | 0 |
| 2001 | 570 | 198 |
| 2002 | 520 | 547 |
| 2003 | 412 | 542 |
| 2004 | 436 | 598 |
| 2005 | 367 | 663 |
| 2006 | 392 | 632 |
| 2007 | 360 | 587 |
| 2008 | 454 | 534 |
| 2009 | 398 | 532 |
| 2010 | 622 | 474 |
| 2011 | 466 | 369 |
| 2012 | 355 | 376 |
| 2013 | 480 | 395 |
| 2014 | 452 | 403 |
| 2015 | 435 | 459 |
| 2016 | 427 | 451 |
| 2017 | 430 | 519 |
| 2018 | 387 | 447 |
| 2019 | 458 | 524 |
| 2020 | 468 | 586 |
| 2021 | 512 | 510 |
| 2022 | 543 | 432 |
| 2023 | 470 | 380 |
| 2024 | 435 | 373 |
| 2025 | 389 | 257 |
| 2026 | 197 | 206 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60R 21/16Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending12,566
- B60R 21/04Padded linings for the vehicle interior1,120
- B60R 21/13Roll-over protection644
- B60R 21/06Safety nets, transparent sheets, curtains, or the like321
- B60R 2021/0206Self-supporting restraint systemsIndexing code243
- B60R 21/09Control elements or operating handles movable from an operative to an out-of-the197
- B60R 21/055Padded or energy-absorbing fittings187
- B60R 21/026Rigid partitions inside vehicles184
All 14 subgroupsShow fewer
- B60R 21/12Which protect the occupants against personal attack from the inside or the150
- B60R 2021/0273Automatically movable to an operative positionIndexing code122
- B60R 21/11Overhead guards76
- B60R 2021/028Means preventing passenger from falling out of vehiclesIndexing code61
- B60R 2021/0293Additional pads or cushions in vehicle compartmentsIndexing code57
- B60R 21/0286Padded or energy absorbing driving control initiating means12
Recent patents
- Child automobile safety seat6 Oct 2026US 12,752,680 B2Goodbaby Child Products Co., Ltd.
- Deployable seat frame brace6 Oct 2026US 12,752,681 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Occupant protection device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,731 B2Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
- Utility vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,864 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Vehicle interior panel with reinforcing layer and related method29 Sep 2026US 12,746,713 B2Faurecia Interior Systems USA Holdings, LLC
- Walk-through pop-up seat mounting structure of vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307558 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Impact and Vibration Mitigation for Cushion Systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307561 A1Kalogon, Inc.
- Reconfigurable vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307578 A1
- Restraining device of a seat unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307612 A1Autoliv Development AB
- Air-bag8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307613 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Accident avoidance system789US 6,405,132 B1Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2002
- Exterior vehicle security light733US 5,497,306 ADonnelly Corporation · 1996
- Optical identification and monitoring system using pattern recognition for use with vehicles656US 5,845,000 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 1998
- Remote-actuated exterior vehicle security light654US 5,371,659 ADonnelly Corporation · 1994
- Wireless and powerless sensor and interrogator645US 6,988,026 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2006