B60R 21/2037
The module or a major component thereof being yieldably mounted
Official title: {the module or a major component thereof being yieldably mounted, e.g. for actuating the horn switch or for protecting the driver in a non-deployment situation (horn switches integrated in steering wheel covers with tear lines B60R21/21658)}
B60R21/2037 (The module or a major component thereof being yieldably mounted) appears on 367 US grants and 328 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 367
- Published applications
- 328
- Assignees
- 90
- Inventors
- 631
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 12 |
| 2002 | 17 | 25 |
| 2003 | 12 | 16 |
| 2004 | 22 | 26 |
| 2005 | 17 | 21 |
| 2006 | 18 | 17 |
| 2007 | 8 | 10 |
| 2008 | 16 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 | 8 |
| 2010 | 13 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11 |
| 2013 | 17 | 11 |
| 2014 | 9 | 10 |
| 2015 | 15 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 | 20 |
| 2018 | 8 | 6 |
| 2019 | 17 | 14 |
| 2020 | 7 | 23 |
| 2021 | 17 | 10 |
| 2022 | 20 | 15 |
| 2023 | 15 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Snap lock pin inflatable restraint module mounting mechanism89US 5,333,897 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1994
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- Air bag assembly mount including snap-fit horn attachment61US 5,350,190 APrimrose, Inc. · 1994
- Steering angle correcting system in vehicle59US 6,053,270 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2000
- Steering wheel with an airbag module57US 6,354,622 B1Petri AG · 2002