B60K 35/21
Using visual output
Official title: using visual output, e.g. blinking lights or matrix displays
B60K35/21 (Using visual output) appears on 8,764 US grants and 11,861 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 8,764
- Published applications
- 11,861
- Assignees
- 1,704
- Inventors
- 18,132
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2025 | 839 | 872 |
| 2026 | 583 | 753 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60K 35/22Display screens6,344
- B60K 35/23Head-up displays [hud]2,640
- B60K 35/213Virtual instruments643
- B60K 35/215Characterised by the combination of multiple visual outputs596
- B60K 35/211Producing three-dimensional [3d] effects454
- B60K 35/212Displaying on manual operation elements155
- B60K 35/214Variable gauge scales65
Recent patents
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- Dynamic caption generation on a vehicle display unit6 Oct 2026US 12,752,625 B2Adeia Guides Inc.
- In-vehicle infotainment system and method therefor, vehicle, medium and program product6 Oct 2026US 12,752,627 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Interior equipment for a motor vehicle having a lighting module with a flexible guide sheet6 Oct 2026US 12,752,700 B2Valeo Vision
- Advanced gated shifter for vehicle manual and automatic transmission emulation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307481 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- In-vehicle system, vehicle, and information processing device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307482 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Visualization of external audio commands8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307483 A1Zoox, Inc.
- Integrated head-up display8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307484 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Display method, display device, and computer-readable storage medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307486 A1Xiaomi EV Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Video mirror systems incorporating an accessory module1,905US 6,690,268 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2004
- Vehicle communication and remote control system1,045US 6,028,537 APrince Corporation · 2000
- Vehicle interior LED lighting system962US 7,195,381 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2007
- Display device for working machine858US 7,228,505 B2Komatsu Ltd. · 2007
- Vehicle control device mounted on vehicle and method for controlling the vehicle848US 10,315,566 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2019