B60R 21/21
In vehicle side panels
Official title: in vehicle side panels, e.g. doors (pillar mounted arrangements B60R21/213)
B60R21/21 (In vehicle side panels) appears on 242 US grants and 192 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 242
- Published applications
- 192
- Assignees
- 106
- Inventors
- 520
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 13 |
| 2006 | 10 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 15 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 |
| 2009 | 13 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019 | 12 | 17 |
| 2020 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 16 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 |
| 2025 | 13 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vehicle8 Sep 2026US 12,728,708 B2
- Vehicle battery enclosure21 Apr 2026US 12,609,392 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Railway vehicle7 Apr 2026US 12,594,972 B2Hitachi, Ltd.
- Component for vehicle interior10 Feb 2026US 12,545,208 B2Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.
- Curtain airbag apparatus18 Nov 2025US 12,472,899 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Curtain airbag apparatus2 Oct 2025US 2025/0303998 A1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Side airbag device and method for manufacturing same24 Jul 2025US 2025/0236253 A1Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
- Crash pad module, mold for manufacturing crash pad module, and method of manufacturing crash pad module using same10 Jul 2025US 2025/0222892 A1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Component for vehicle interior5 Jun 2025US 2025/0178556 A1Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.
- Armrest pivotably supported by door side panel17 Apr 2025US 2025/0121792 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle diagnostic and prognostic methods and systems117US 8,019,501 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2011
- Safety arrangement for a vehicle occupant96US 5,556,128 AVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft · 1996
- Vehicle diagnostic techniques93US 8,024,084 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2011
- Inflatable structures for side impact crash protection90US 4,966,388 ACollision Safety Engineering Inc. · 1990
- Body side mounted air bag control system86US 5,172,790 AMazda Motor Corporation · 1992