B60R 21/2032
The inflator or inflatable member not being rotatable with the steering wheel
Official title: {the inflator or inflatable member not being rotatable with the steering wheel; Arrangements using the steering column or steering wheel rim for storing, supplying or evacuating the inflation gas or for storing the inflatable member}
B60R21/2032 (The inflator or inflatable member not being rotatable with the steering wheel) appears on 100 US grants and 77 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 100
- Published applications
- 77
- Assignees
- 61
- Inventors
- 182
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 18 |
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| 2010 | 11 | 7 |
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| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Airbag device for vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,709,243 B2Autoliv Development AB
- Protection device for a car, in particular a passenger car, and method for operating such a protection device21 Apr 2026US 12,606,114 B2Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Airbag extending annularly around rotational axis of steering wheel17 May 2022US 11,332,093 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Steering wheel19 Apr 2022US 11,305,716 B2Autoliv Development AB
- Airbag device and vehicle5 Apr 2022US 11,292,415 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Airbag device for vehicle1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001507 A1Autoliv Development AB
- Protection Device for a Car, in Particular a Passenger Car, and Method for Operating Such a Protection Device1 May 2025US 2025/0136032 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Airbag extending annularly around rotational axis of steering wheel30 Sep 2021US 2021/0300280 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Steering wheel5 Nov 2020US 2020/0346606 A1Autoliv Development AB
- Steering apparatus22 Oct 2020US 2020/0331417 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Aspirating/venting air bag module assembly78US 4,877,264 ATalley Automotive Products, Inc. · 1989
- Motor vehicle steering column safety device64US 5,893,580 A1999
- Motor vehicle steering column safety device58US 6,170,862 B2Unique Technologies, LLC · 2001
- Occupant restraining system for the driver's side of a vehicle55US 5,570,901 ATRW Repa GmbH · 1996
- Steering column device with knee airbag device53US 7,862,079 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha · 2011