Inventor · Plymouth, MI, US

Brian Robert Spahn

85Patents
13h-index
77Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 4, 1998 → Aug 10, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9994181B1 Vehicle seat including airbag Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Active
US7866703B2 Re-settable vehicle seat belt buckle pre-tensioner presenter system and method of operation Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Active
US7802809B2 Occupant protection system Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Active
US10562558B1 Foldable steering wheel system Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Active
US10232815B1 Seat assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Active
US10632958B2 Vehicle seating assembly with airbag tethers Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Active
US10471920B2 Seat with airbag Physics 19 Active
US10625704B2 Vehicle including inflatable assembly supported by seat Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Active
US9682681B1 Adaptive side torso airbag Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US7240915B2 Vehicle seating system with airbag-based occupant reaction surface Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US10513206B2 Vehicle seat Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US10336284B2 Airbag tether release Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US10518733B2 Seat with airbag Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US7789455B2 Deformable pull cup arrangement and method of assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US10926733B2 Vehicle including inflatable assembly supported by seat Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US9199560B2 Self-adjusting seat stiffness system Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US10850699B2 Seat airbag Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US10807556B2 Vehicle airbag Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US6224133A Secondary floor assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US7195092B2 Occupant restraint system incorporating rotatable seat back Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US8590928B2 Knee airbag with passive venting for out of position occupant protection Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US10005396B2 Retractable truck bed extender with removable support Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US8746792B2 Energy management load limiting vehicle seat member Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US8800735B2 Dynamic displacement energy management device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US10343644B2 Seat with restraint system Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.