B60K 31/04
And means for comparing one electrical quantity
Official title: and means for comparing one electrical quantity, e.g. voltage, pulse, waveform, flux, or the like, with another quantity of a like kind, which comparison means is involved in the development of an electrical signal which is fed into the controlling means
B60K31/04 (And means for comparing one electrical quantity) appears on 624 US grants and 257 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Grounds maintenance vehicle with traction and steering control system17 Mar 2026US 12,575,485 B2The Toro Company
- Cruise control interlock system6 Aug 2024US 12,054,148 B2PACCAR Inc
- Method for determining a desired speed of a vehicle14 Nov 2023US 11,813,913 B2Volvo Truck Corporation
- Device and method for determining a tachometer characteristic curve of a vehicle, system for controlling the speed of a vehicle and vehicle6 Jun 2023US 11,667,286 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Method for controlling vehicle speed for autonomous driving, electronic device, and computer-readable storage medium14 Mar 2023US 11,604,472 B2Weride Corp.
- Grounds maintenance vehicle with traction and steering control system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174003 A1The Toro Company
- Zero turn mower cruise control system21 Aug 2025US 2025/0263122 A1Deere & Company
- Autonomous Driving Control Apparatus and Method for Controlling Setting Speed Thereof2 Nov 2023US 2023/0347889 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Methods and Apparatus for Activating and Monitoring Functions of an Autonomous Vehicle1 Sep 2022US 2022/0274613 A1Nuro, Inc.
- Grounds maintenance vehicle with traction and steering control system1 Jul 2021US 2021/0195834 A1The Toro Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Speed limiting system for a motor vehicle including a switch and a method for positioning the switch833US 4,617,893 AMannesmann Kienzle GmbH · 1986
- Apparatus and method for autonomous vehicle navigation using path data387US 5,615,116 ACaterpillar Inc. · 1997
- Vehicle position determination system and method350US 5,390,125 ACaterpillar Inc. · 1995
- Method and arrangement for controlling vehicular subsystems based on interpreted driver activity279US 7,639,148 B2Volvo Technology Corporation · 2009
- System and method for enabling an autonomous vehicle to track a desired path240US 5,684,696 ACaterpillar Inc. · 1997