B60R 21/23184
Tubular air bags connected to the vehicle at their two extremities
Official title: {Tubular air bags connected to the vehicle at their two extremities}
B60R21/23184 (Tubular air bags connected to the vehicle at their two extremities) appears on 83 US grants and 62 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 83
- Published applications
- 62
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 188
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 8 | 9 |
| 2004 | 4 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 10 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vehicle occupant restraint system10 Mar 2026US 12,570,232 B2ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
- Anchorless tether for curtain airbag18 Feb 2025US 12,227,140 B2Zf Passive Safety Systems US Inc.
- Occupant protection device for vehicle8 Aug 2023US 11,718,258 B2Subaru Corporation
- Pillar-supported airbag for extending vehicle seat8 Nov 2022US 11,491,948 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Occupant protection apparatus13 Sep 2022US 11,440,497 B2Subaru Corporation
- Luftsack, vorzugsweise OPW-Luftsack, für ein Fahrzeug, Luftsackanordnung, Luftsackauslösevorrichtung und Verfahren zum Auslösen eines Luftsacks5 Jun 2025US 2025/0178557 A1
- Luftsack, vorzugsweise OPW-Luftsack, für ein Fahrzeug29 May 2025US 2025/0170983 A1Global Safety Textiles GmbH
- Vehicle occupant restraint system27 Mar 2025US 2025/0100497 A1ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
- Anchorless tether for curtain airbag4 Jan 2024US 2024/0001884 A1Zf Passive Safety Systems US Inc.
- Pillar-supported airbag for extending vehicle seat3 Mar 2022US 2022/0063546 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Side impact head strike protection system127US 5,322,322 ASimula, Inc. · 1994
- Side impact head strike protection system100US 5,480,181 ASimula, Inc. · 1996
- Inflatable restraint for a vehicle occupant98US 5,865,462 ABreed Automotive Technology, Inc. · 1999
- Side restraint assembly71US 6,152,481 ADelphi Technologies, Inc. · 2000
- Inflatable tubular cushions for crash protection of seated automobile occupants66US 5,464,246 ASimula, Inc. · 1995