B60R 21/264
Using instantaneous generation of gas
Official title: using instantaneous generation of gas, e.g. pyrotechnic (B60R21/268 takes precedence)
B60R21/264 (Using instantaneous generation of gas) appears on 1,450 US grants and 948 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.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Gas generator25 Aug 2026US 12,715,389 B2Daicel Corporation
- Gas generator11 Aug 2026US 12,703,318 B2Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Gas generator and gas discharge method for gas generator21 Jul 2026US 12,686,356 B2Daicel Corporation
- Airbag device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296356 A1Autoliv Development AB
- Airbag module with flaming and shockwave mitigation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285251 A1Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
- Energetic ink24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285780 A1U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
- Airbag device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274194 A1Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
- Gas generator27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249802 A1Zf Airbag Germany GmbH
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- Passenger automotive restraint generator122US 4,950,458 AMorton International, Inc. · 1990
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