B60K 28/06
Responsive to incapacity of driver
Official title: responsive to incapacity of driver
B60K28/06 (Responsive to incapacity of driver) appears on 538 US grants and 682 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 538
- Published applications
- 682
- Assignees
- 252
- Inventors
- 1,267
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 47 | 42 |
| 2025 | 47 | 42 |
| 2026 | 18 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for adjusting an interior element of a vehicle, and emergency assistance system and vehicle having an emergency assistance system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,818 B2Cariad SE
- Sensor system for passive in-vehicle breath alcohol estimation30 Jun 2026US 12,668,124 B2Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc.
- Physical driver condition determination for vehicle safety23 Jun 2026US 12,662,131 B2Aptiv Technologies AG
- Smart ring system for measuring driver impairment levels and using machine learning techniques to predict high risk driving behavior2 Jun 2026US 12,643,553 B2Quanata, LLC
- Distracted driving systems and methods for detection, alerting, and correction12 May 2026US 12,623,668 B2State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
- Alcohol measurement apparatus and method thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264515 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Driver Intoxication Measurement From Passive Face and Voice Analysis27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249856 A1Blueskeye AI Ltd
- Distracted driving systems and methods for detection, alerting, and correction27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249857 A1State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
- System and process for limiting operation of a vehicle by an unauthorized or impaired individual13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233601 A1Substance Technology Holding Sweden AB
- Method for assisting a driver to drive a vehicle, related computer program and electronic device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237388 A1Faurecia Clarion Electronics Europe
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular rearview mirror assembly704US 6,124,886 ADonnelly Corporation · 2000
- On guard vehicle safety warning system702US 5,942,979 A1999
- Method and apparatus for operator condition monitoring and assessment604US 7,027,621 B1Mikos, Ltd. · 2006
- System and method for preventing automobile accidents412US 6,060,989 ALucent Technologies Inc. · 2000
- Monitoring device for vehicles, in particular, motor vehicles318US 6,703,925 B2Reitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG · 2004