B60N 2/0024
For identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the
Official title: {for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat}
B60N2/0024 (For identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the) appears on 1,384 US grants and 1,577 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 1,384
- Published applications
- 1,577
- Assignees
- 428
- Inventors
- 2,739
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 19 |
| 2002 | 38 | 42 |
| 2003 | 36 | 49 |
| 2004 | 51 | 62 |
| 2005 | 40 | 53 |
| 2006 | 44 | 57 |
| 2007 | 42 | 42 |
| 2008 | 39 | 72 |
| 2009 | 30 | 56 |
| 2010 | 37 | 34 |
| 2011 | 47 | 47 |
| 2012 | 32 | 30 |
| 2013 | 35 | 38 |
| 2014 | 35 | 42 |
| 2015 | 36 | 38 |
| 2016 | 40 | 51 |
| 2017 | 50 | 82 |
| 2018 | 61 | 88 |
| 2019 | 61 | 118 |
| 2020 | 89 | 98 |
| 2021 | 85 | 114 |
| 2022 | 78 | 81 |
| 2023 | 73 | 90 |
| 2024 | 70 | 65 |
| 2025 | 80 | 71 |
| 2026 | 38 | 38 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device and method for controlling an integrated memory system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,725 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Determining and responding to an internal status of a vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,754,550 B2Waymo LLC
- System and method for classifying a type of calibration or maintenance event of a phone location unit in a volume based on sensor fusion22 Sep 2026US 12,742,850 B2Saverone 2014 Ltd.
- Simplified manufacturing sensor implementation15 Sep 2026US 12,734,936 B2Tactual Labs Co.
- Seat control apparatus and method8 Sep 2026US 12,728,771 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Method of facilitating occupant safety in an autonomous vehicle and a vehicle occupant safety system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264702 A1Autoliv Development AB
- Driver position monitoring system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257639 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Method for operating a heating system of a vehicle13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233577 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Seat sensor system for a vehicle13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233637 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Use of road preview to dynamically adjust a seat feature for occupant comfort during cornering13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233640 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic rearview mirror, vehicle lighting control and vehicle interior monitoring system using a photosensor array1,303US 5,877,897 ADonnelly Corporation · 1999
- Optical identification and monitoring system using pattern recognition for use with vehicles656US 5,845,000 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 1998
- Vehicle occupant position and velocity sensor563US 5,848,802 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 1998
- Vehicular component control systems and methods554US 6,442,465 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2002
- Telematics system503US 6,735,506 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2004