B60R 21/237
Characterised by the way they are folded
Official title: characterised by the way they are folded
B60R21/237 (Characterised by the way they are folded) appears on 993 US grants and 880 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 993
- Published applications
- 880
- Assignees
- 155
- Inventors
- 1,540
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 15 |
| 2002 | 29 | 37 |
| 2003 | 30 | 35 |
| 2004 | 30 | 37 |
| 2005 | 14 | 33 |
| 2006 | 20 | 34 |
| 2007 | 26 | 32 |
| 2008 | 25 | 33 |
| 2009 | 25 | 35 |
| 2010 | 47 | 34 |
| 2011 | 29 | 21 |
| 2012 | 25 | 31 |
| 2013 | 31 | 24 |
| 2014 | 30 | 21 |
| 2015 | 21 | 24 |
| 2016 | 33 | 43 |
| 2017 | 32 | 69 |
| 2018 | 46 | 40 |
| 2019 | 50 | 53 |
| 2020 | 50 | 63 |
| 2021 | 45 | 44 |
| 2022 | 64 | 28 |
| 2023 | 38 | 31 |
| 2024 | 38 | 24 |
| 2025 | 23 | 21 |
| 2026 | 15 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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.
- Airbag device for vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,709,243 B2Autoliv Development AB
- Airbag cushion7 Jul 2026US 12,673,632 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Curtain airbag system19 May 2026US 12,630,107 B1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Curtain airbag for vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274189 A1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Airbag device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274194 A1Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for mounting curtain airbag cushion20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241886 A1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for mounting curtain airbag cushion13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233696 A1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Side airbag device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208685 A1Autoliv Development AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Air bag apparatus for passenger seat and bag folding method used therefor148US 5,806,879 AToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Air bag restraint system105US 4,262,931 AFord Motor Company · 1981
- Occupant restraint device102US 6,293,581 B1Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2001
- Air bag and folding technique96US 5,022,675 AAllied-Signal Inc. · 1991
- Side airbag device93US 6,997,473 B2Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. · 2006