B60R 21/206
In the lower part of dashboards
Official title: in the lower part of dashboards, e.g. for protecting the knees
B60R21/206 (In the lower part of dashboards) appears on 405 US grants and 411 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 405
- Published applications
- 411
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 601
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 12 |
| 2003 | 5 | 13 |
| 2004 | 9 | 20 |
| 2005 | 14 | 27 |
| 2006 | 10 | 13 |
| 2007 | 16 | 17 |
| 2008 | 15 | 33 |
| 2009 | 16 | 21 |
| 2010 | 31 | 29 |
| 2011 | 22 | 23 |
| 2012 | 22 | 11 |
| 2013 | 23 | 10 |
| 2014 | 15 | 13 |
| 2015 | 18 | 13 |
| 2016 | 14 | 18 |
| 2017 | 16 | 13 |
| 2018 | 4 | 17 |
| 2019 | 19 | 20 |
| 2020 | 23 | 27 |
| 2021 | 18 | 12 |
| 2022 | 20 | 12 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024 | 14 | 10 |
| 2025 | 13 | 12 |
| 2026 | 7 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cross-vehicle beam forming a glove box that provides storage and accommodates load paths15 Sep 2026US 12,734,973 B2Atieva, Inc.
- Vehicle including movable floor panel16 Jun 2026US 12,654,646 B1Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
- Knee airbag apparatus12 May 2026US 12,623,626 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Knee airbag for a vehicle14 Apr 2026US 12,600,315 B2Autoliv ASP, Inc.
- Occupant protection device3 Mar 2026US 12,565,170 B2Subaru Corporation
- Airbag device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296357 A1Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
- Airbag device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208686 A1
- Heel airbag for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle having at least one heel airbag2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184280 A1
- Occupant protection device15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014956 A1Subaru Corporation
- Knee airbag apparatus30 Oct 2025US 2025/0333019 A1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Air bag activated knee bolster88US 5,536,043 AMorton International, Inc. · 1996
- Vehicle occupant protection apparatus with inflation volume and shape control82US 6,616,184 B2TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. · 2003
- Method and apparatus for restraining a vehicle occupant73US 5,344,184 ATRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. · 1994
- Air bag device for a knee of an occupant61US 5,324,070 ATakata Corporation · 1994
- Inflatable knee bolster61US 6,213,497 B1Delphi Technologies, Inc. · 2001