Seat belt retractor
US-12570233-B2 · Mar 10, 2026 · US
having means for acting directly upon the belt, e.g. by clamping or friction {(not combined with the retractor B60R22/185)}
having means for acting directly upon the belt, e.g. by clamping or friction {(not combined with the retractor B60R22/185)} · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
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Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B60R22/42 |
| Official title | having means for acting directly upon the belt, e.g. by clamping or friction {(not combined with the retractor B60R22/185)} |
| Display label | having means for acting directly upon the belt, e.g. by clamping or friction {(not combined with the retractor B60R22/185)} |
| Total patents | 29 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Load-limiting seatbelt retractor
US-12434660-B2 · Oct 7, 2025 · US
Load-limiting seatbelt retractor
US-2024383438-A1 · Nov 21, 2024 · US
Seat belt retractor
US-2024300441-A1 · Sep 12, 2024 · US
Sensor for activating a vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of a belt retractor
US-11597346-B2 · Mar 7, 2023 · US
Seat belt device
US-11472367-B2 · Oct 18, 2022 · US
Seat belt device
US-11351958-B2 · Jun 7, 2022 · US
Seat belt device
US-11230257-B2 · Jan 25, 2022 · US
Seat belt device
US-2021197759-A1 · Jul 1, 2021 · US
Seat belt device
US-2021197760-A1 · Jul 1, 2021 · US
Seat belt device
US-2021197761-A1 · Jul 1, 2021 · US
Sensor for activating a vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of a belt retractor
US-2020307509-A1 · Oct 1, 2020 · US
Seat belt take-up control system
US-2020282949-A1 · Sep 10, 2020 · US
Shoulder belt assembly with adaptive load limiter
US-2019344748-A1 · Nov 14, 2019 · US
Pre-tensioner for seat belt of vehicles
US-10259425-B2 · Apr 16, 2019 · US
Force limiting device and method for controlling a force limiting device
US-10179565-B2 · Jan 15, 2019 · US
Pre-tensioner for seat belt of vehicles
US-2018281746-A1 · Oct 4, 2018 · US
Load-limiting retractor
US-10040421-B2 · Aug 7, 2018 · US
Sealed locking retractor
US-9902366-B2 · Feb 27, 2018 · US
Load-limiting retractor
US-2017341625-A1 · Nov 30, 2017 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B60R22/42?
- CPC B60R22/42 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “having means for acting directly upon the belt, e.g. by clamping or friction {(not combined with the retractor B60R22/185)}.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B60R22/42 (having means for acting directly upon the belt, e.g. by clamping or friction {(not combined with the retractor B60R22/185)})?
- Our database includes 29 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B60R22/42 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 1 in 2025 (latest complete years).