B60R 21/263
Using a variable source
Official title: using a variable source, e.g. plural stage or controlled output (hybrid inflators B60R21/272)
B60R21/263 (Using a variable source) appears on 453 US grants and 308 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Protection device for a car, in particular a passenger car, and method for operating such a protection device21 Apr 2026US 12,606,114 B2Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Airbag device and method for inflating airbag device20 May 2025US 12,304,418 B2Daicel Corporation
- Gas generator25 Feb 2025US 12,233,812 B2Daicel Corporation
- Airbag integrated display and control method for the same10 Dec 2024US 12,162,424 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Valve for an airbag system for a motor vehicle and airbag system for a motor vehicle19 Dec 2023US 11,846,363 B2Vitesco Technologies GmbH
- Hybrid airbag inflator2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184282 A1Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
- Cylindrical inflator assembly7 Aug 2025US 2025/0249860 A1Arc Technology Holding Limited
- Protection Device for a Car, in Particular a Passenger Car, and Method for Operating Such a Protection Device1 May 2025US 2025/0136032 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Gas generator6 Mar 2025US 2025/0076008 A1Daicel Corporation
- Airbag device and method for inflating airbag device18 Jul 2024US 2024/0239298 A1Daicel Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Occupant sensing and crash behavior system186US 5,785,347 AAlliedSignal Inc. · 1998
- Adaptive output inflator120US 6,032,979 AAutoliv ASP, Inc. · 2000
- Pulsed pressure source particularly adapted for vehicle occupant air bag restraint systems115US 5,320,382 AGT-Devices · 1994
- Apparatus for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint using a mixture of gases114US 5,348,344 ATRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. · 1994
- Air bag system for a motor vehicle105US 5,411,289 AMorton International, Inc. · 1995