B60R 21/23
Inflatable members
Official title: Inflatable members (B60R21/18 takes precedence; connection to inflation fluid source retainers B60R21/217)
B60R21/23 (Inflatable members) appears on 6,082 US grants and 5,540 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 6,082
- Published applications
- 5,540
- Assignees
- 642
- Inventors
- 6,066
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 57 | 0 |
| 1995 | 56 | 0 |
| 1996 | 100 | 0 |
| 1997 | 73 | 0 |
| 1998 | 88 | 0 |
| 1999 | 112 | 0 |
| 2000 | 119 | 0 |
| 2001 | 182 | 80 |
| 2002 | 196 | 220 |
| 2003 | 144 | 226 |
| 2004 | 168 | 225 |
| 2005 | 145 | 266 |
| 2006 | 163 | 267 |
| 2007 | 147 | 237 |
| 2008 | 191 | 252 |
| 2009 | 189 | 237 |
| 2010 | 298 | 191 |
| 2011 | 193 | 155 |
| 2012 | 149 | 190 |
| 2013 | 227 | 177 |
| 2014 | 212 | 174 |
| 2015 | 194 | 229 |
| 2016 | 208 | 226 |
| 2017 | 225 | 265 |
| 2018 | 207 | 235 |
| 2019 | 233 | 278 |
| 2020 | 246 | 308 |
| 2021 | 287 | 282 |
| 2022 | 315 | 240 |
| 2023 | 274 | 195 |
| 2024 | 252 | 171 |
| 2025 | 188 | 114 |
| 2026 | 85 | 100 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Deployable seat frame brace6 Oct 2026US 12,752,681 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Side airbag device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,886 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Enhanced discrimination method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable protection device15 Sep 2026US 12,734,985 B2ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Method and structure for fixing curtain airbag15 Sep 2026US 12,734,988 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for mounting curtain airbag cushion15 Sep 2026US 12,734,989 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Impact and Vibration Mitigation for Cushion Systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307561 A1Kalogon, Inc.
- Restraining device of a seat unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307612 A1Autoliv Development AB
- Air-bag8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307613 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Restraint system, vehicle seat, and corresponding method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296351 A1Autoliv Development AB
- Seat cushion airbag device and seat cushion airbag structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296353 A1Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Accident avoidance system789US 6,405,132 B1Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2002
- Optical identification and monitoring system using pattern recognition for use with vehicles656US 5,845,000 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 1998
- Wireless and powerless sensor and interrogator645US 6,988,026 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2006
- Vehicular component control systems and methods554US 6,442,465 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2002
- Telematics system for vehicle diagnostics519US 6,738,697 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2004