B60K 28/04
Responsive to presence or absence of the driver
Official title: responsive to presence or absence of the driver, e.g. to weight or lack thereof
B60K28/04 (Responsive to presence or absence of the driver) appears on 182 US grants and 154 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 182
- Published applications
- 154
- Assignees
- 109
- Inventors
- 449
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 8 | 5 |
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| 2015 | 7 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
| 2026 | 6 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Enhanced vehicle securement system16 Jun 2026US 12,654,548 B2Fca US LLC
- Utility vehicle31 Mar 2026US 12,589,650 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Method for operating a motor vehicle, system31 Mar 2026US 12,589,714 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Industrial Truck8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307969 A1Linde Material Handling GmbH
- Industrial vehicle safety system and control method thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242198 A1Doosan Bobcat Korea Co., Ltd.
- Method for Detecting Presence of Person in Seat6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225625 A1Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
- Utility vehicle30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217108 A1
- Method of preventing drunk driving and apparatus for performing the method11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158906 A1Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
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By later US patents
- Solid state mow system for electrically powered mower72US 5,934,051 ATextron Inc. · 1999
- Off-road wheeled vehicle speed limiting system65US 8,548,710 B1Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. · 2013
- Operator presence sensor for operator's seat57US 5,481,078 AClark Equipment Company · 1996
- Off-road wheeled vehicle speed limiting system53US 8,781,705 B1Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. · 2014
- Engine idle shut-down controller50US 5,219,413 ACarolina Tractor · 1993