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Is a car seat patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a car seat have been patented many times, but "a car seat" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 1,587 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “childinfantbaby car seat” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 852 best keyword matches we examined, 253 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG (35), EVENFLO CO INC (21), CYBEX GMBH (20), COMBI CO (12).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B60N (736), B60R (125), B62B (90), A47D (66).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a car seat

  1. Movable base for child car seat WO-2026043965-A3 2026 · WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    A child restraint system includes a support base mountable to a vehicle seat. The support base includes a first base portion and a second base portion. The first base portion is rotatable relative to the second base portion betwee…
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  2. System and method for securing and monitoring a child placed in a car seat of a vehicle US-12654596-B2 2026 · ALI FIRASAT
    A car seat system for automatically displacing the movable components of the car seat. The car seat including sensors and a computing module to detect the measurements of a child placed in the car seat. The car seat system determi…
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  3. Energy absorbing base for child car seat WO-2026142876-A1 2026 · WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    A child seat system installable on a vehicle seat includes a first portion affixable to the vehicle seat and a second portion for receiving an occupant. An energy absorbing mechanism is connected to the first portion at at least o…
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  4. Methods, apparatus and systems for securing an infant car seat to a vehicle seat with a tight fit and without using a detachable vehicle installation base or a vehicle seat belt, and ride-hailing methods relating to same US-12036902-B2 2024 · WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    An infant car seat system includes an infant car seat with an integrated anchor system to conveniently secure the infant car seat to a vehicle seat, without using a detachable vehicle installation base and without using a vehicle …
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  5. Safety control system for vehicles with child car seats US-11393238-B1 2022 · ZOOX INC
    A system for controlling an operation of a vehicle when a passenger is secure in a child car seat can receive data from one or more sensors within a passenger compartment of the vehicle, analyze the data to determine that a passen…
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  6. Vehicle seat assembly with child car seat rail system US-10730413-B1 2020 · HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
    A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat base connected to a seat back. The seat base has a cushion portion and a support portion for supporting the cushion portion. The cushion portion is movable between a seating condition where …
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  7. Child car seat and base US-10150390-B2 2018 · BABY TREND INC
    A car seat and base are provided for controlling movement of the car seat during deceleration of a vehicle in which the car seat and base are secured.
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  8. Method and apparatus for vehicle seat belt tensioning for a child car seat US-2016311345-A1 2016 · GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS INC
    A seat belt tensioning apparatus can be incorporated into or coupled to a child car seat, such as a child car seat base, a forward-facing child car seat, a rearward facing child car seat, or a toddler seat, to provide additional t…
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  9. Child car seat to be fitted to a vehicle seat US-9415706-B2 2016 · RABEONY HAJA
    A car seat for a child intended to equip a vehicle seat. The car seat includes a base and a chair having a seat support and a backrest.
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  10. Adjustable Foot For A Child Car Seat Base US-2016059746-A1 2016 · GOODBABY CHILD PRODUCT CO LTD
    In one embodiment, a base for a child safety seat can comprise a base plate having a top surface for receiving a child car seat and a bottom surface adapted to face towards a vehicle seat. A height adjustment assembly can comprise…
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  11. Self-pivoting child car seat to be fitted to a vehicle seat US-9090182-B2 2015 · RABEONY HAJA
    A child car seat includes a base to be positioned on the seat section of a vehicle seat and a seat body pivotably mounted between a forward facing travel position, a rear facing travel position, and at least one right or left arra…
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  12. Reversible child car seat with separable base member US-8317265-B2 2012 · HUTCHINSON JAMES M F
    A car seat includes a seat member on which the child is transported and a separable base member that is mounted to the vehicle seat via the vehicle seat belt which is passed through side openings in the base member and trapped in …
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  13. Method for implementing a supporting base of a car seat for children, base and car seat thus obtained US-8047608-B2 2011 · ARTSANA SPA
    A method for implementing a supporting base ( 1 ) of a car seat, the latter including said base apt to rest onto a seat of such vehicle and apt to support an upper structure ( 16 ) apt to receive and retain a child, the base compr…
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  14. Child car seat with inclined base WO-2010023230-A1 2010 · DOREL FRANCE SA
    The invention relates to a child car seat that comprises a base (1) and an armchair (2), said base (1) having a lower surface (14) for bearing against the seat portion (92) of a vehicle seat, a first end area (11) to be placed in …
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a car seat been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Baby and child products are heavily patented and safety-driven; compare the locking, restraint and cleaning features carefully.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.