B60K 2360/20
Optical features of instruments
B60K2360/20 (Optical features of instruments) appears on 3,818 US grants and 5,042 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 3,818
- Published applications
- 5,042
- Assignees
- 920
- Inventors
- 8,172
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 19 | 27 |
| 2003 | 25 | 34 |
| 2004 | 23 | 38 |
| 2005 | 22 | 36 |
| 2006 | 28 | 48 |
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| 2009 | 36 | 57 |
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| 2012 | 35 | 69 |
| 2013 | 40 | 138 |
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| 2017 | 151 | 417 |
| 2018 | 233 | 418 |
| 2019 | 367 | 431 |
| 2020 | 372 | 380 |
| 2021 | 260 | 408 |
| 2022 | 341 | 468 |
| 2023 | 346 | 415 |
| 2024 | 366 | 415 |
| 2025 | 384 | 334 |
| 2026 | 208 | 270 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60K 2360/33Illumination featuresIndexing code2,678
- B60K 2360/21Using camerasIndexing code977
- B60K 2360/23Using reflectorsIndexing code474
- B60K 2360/31Virtual imagesIndexing code345
- B60K 2360/27Using semi-transparent optical elementsIndexing code285
- B60K 2360/25Using filtersIndexing code196
- B60K 2360/29Holographic featuresIndexing code130
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- Head-up display1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296188 A1Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
- Lighting Device for a Motor Vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296303 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Vehicular trailering assist system with speed control1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296404 A1Magna Electronics Inc.
- Steering Wheel for a Motor Vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296520 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- A backlight unit, a vehicle display apparatus and a method of controlling the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301700 A1AUMOVIO Germany GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle control device mounted on vehicle and method for controlling the vehicle848US 10,315,566 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2019
- Display for automatic rearview mirror808US 5,530,240 ADonnelly Corporation · 1996
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- Method for providing human input to a computer760US 5,982,352 A1999
- Reflective display at infinity701US 5,469,298 APrince Corporation · 1995