B60R 21/203
In steering wheels or steering columns
Official title: in steering wheels or steering columns
B60R21/203 (In steering wheels or steering columns) appears on 1,274 US grants and 1,046 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 1,274
- Published applications
- 1,046
- Assignees
- 241
- Inventors
- 1,871
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 47 | 0 |
| 2001 | 48 | 28 |
| 2002 | 47 | 50 |
| 2003 | 34 | 42 |
| 2004 | 37 | 62 |
| 2005 | 33 | 66 |
| 2006 | 37 | 51 |
| 2007 | 28 | 37 |
| 2008 | 42 | 61 |
| 2009 | 39 | 32 |
| 2010 | 49 | 31 |
| 2011 | 34 | 23 |
| 2012 | 26 | 29 |
| 2013 | 37 | 29 |
| 2014 | 29 | 28 |
| 2015 | 38 | 28 |
| 2016 | 21 | 18 |
| 2017 | 35 | 67 |
| 2018 | 31 | 48 |
| 2019 | 54 | 38 |
| 2020 | 44 | 73 |
| 2021 | 52 | 47 |
| 2022 | 63 | 53 |
| 2023 | 47 | 38 |
| 2024 | 40 | 33 |
| 2025 | 31 | 14 |
| 2026 | 20 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Wire guide for airbag1 Sep 2026US 12,722,583 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Tether protection panel for airbag module25 Aug 2026US 12,715,387 B2Zf Passive Safety Systems US Inc.
- Airbag device for vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,709,243 B2Autoliv Development AB
- Steering wheel device for vehicle4 Aug 2026US 12,698,034 B2Autoliv Development AB
- Driver seat airbag device28 Jul 2026US 12,691,844 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Airbag device for driver's seat1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296359 A1Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle steering wheel device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264738 A1Autoliv Development AB
- Steer-by-wire assembly, method, and absolute position sensor thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249899 A1Chassis Autonomy Sba AB
- Airbag device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208686 A1
- Air bag for driver's seat16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200427 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Asset system control arrangement and method407US 7,663,502 B2Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2010
- Monitoring using cellular phones263US 8,035,508 B2Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2011
- Apparatus and method for measuring weight of an occupying item of a seat184US 6,242,701 B1Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2001
- Asset monitoring system using multiple imagers145US 9,151,692 B2Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2015
- Occupant sensing system134US 7,415,126 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2008