B60K 35/00
Instruments specially adapted for vehicles
Official title: Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
B60K35/00 (Instruments specially adapted for vehicles) appears on 12,189 US grants and 16,089 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 12,189
- Published applications
- 16,089
- Assignees
- 2,299
- Inventors
- 24,849
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 34 | 0 |
| 1994 | 36 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 38 | 0 |
| 1998 | 47 | 0 |
| 1999 | 53 | 0 |
| 2000 | 62 | 0 |
| 2001 | 80 | 32 |
| 2002 | 94 | 107 |
| 2003 | 101 | 101 |
| 2004 | 93 | 129 |
| 2005 | 62 | 146 |
| 2006 | 82 | 200 |
| 2007 | 73 | 177 |
| 2008 | 90 | 186 |
| 2009 | 116 | 206 |
| 2010 | 117 | 206 |
| 2011 | 116 | 250 |
| 2012 | 145 | 251 |
| 2013 | 193 | 368 |
| 2014 | 277 | 506 |
| 2015 | 351 | 618 |
| 2016 | 479 | 842 |
| 2017 | 637 | 1060 |
| 2018 | 716 | 1039 |
| 2019 | 924 | 1164 |
| 2020 | 989 | 1265 |
| 2021 | 847 | 1252 |
| 2022 | 1037 | 1310 |
| 2023 | 982 | 1198 |
| 2024 | 1116 | 1227 |
| 2025 | 1098 | 1196 |
| 2026 | 769 | 1053 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60K 35/20Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or10,473
- B60K 35/10Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or7,215
- B60K 35/60Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles4,813
- B60K 35/80Arrangements for controlling instruments4,238
- B60K 35/50Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the2,549
- B60K 35/65Instruments specially adapted for specific vehicle types or users1,346
- B60K 35/85Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data1,188
- B60K 35/90Calibration of instruments408
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By later US patents
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