B60R 21/232
Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge
B60R21/232 (Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge) appears on 1,359 US grants and 1,315 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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.
- Vehicle curtain airbag apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,728,814 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Curtain-type side airbag and curtain-type airbag module25 Aug 2026US 12,715,386 B2Audi AG
- Airbag device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296358 A1Subaru Corporation
- Apparatus for mounting curtain airbag cushion20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241886 A1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Airbag device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208686 A1
- Inflatable protective device, wearable protective device comprising such an inflatable protective device and method for effectively deflating such an inflatable protective device after inflation25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175809 A1
- Diffuser for occupant restraint system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175812 A1Zf Passive Safety Systems US Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wireless and powerless sensor and interrogator645US 6,988,026 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2006
- Telematics system for vehicle diagnostics519US 6,738,697 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2004
- System for obtaining vehicular information260US 7,421,321 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2008
- Automobile air bag systems236US 5,602,734 AAdvanced Safety Concepts, Inc. · 1997
- Motor vehicle occupant sensing systems199US 6,014,602 AAdvanced Safety Concepts, Inc. · 2000