B60N 2/0026
For distinguishing between humans, animals or objects
Official title: {for distinguishing between humans, animals or objects}
B60N2/0026 (For distinguishing between humans, animals or objects) appears on 245 US grants and 254 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60N- Granted patents
- 245
- Published applications
- 254
- Assignees
- 115
- Inventors
- 454
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 9 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 7 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 13 |
| 2009 | 6 | 4 |
| 2010 | 7 | 11 |
| 2011 | 9 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 10 | 14 |
| 2019 | 14 | 18 |
| 2020 | 14 | 28 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 |
| 2022 | 14 | 16 |
| 2023 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 17 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Determining and responding to an internal status of a vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,754,550 B2Waymo LLC
- Pressure sensing system and seat cushion having the pressure sensing system25 Aug 2026US 12,715,392 B2Magna Seating Inc.
- Apparatus and method of producing a sensing substrate4 Aug 2026US 12,698,024 B2Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
- Vehicle seat28 Jul 2026US 12,691,792 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle compartment air replacement14 Apr 2026US 12,600,195 B2Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Dev. Co., Ltd.
- Method of facilitating occupant safety in an autonomous vehicle and a vehicle occupant safety system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264702 A1Autoliv Development AB
- Seat sensor system for a vehicle13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233637 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Systems and methods for intelligent control of doors and windows in a vehicle18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168292 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Recommendation and selection of personalized output actions in a vehicle7 May 2026US 2026/0125011 A1Cobalt Industries Inc.
- Device and method for determining seat occupancy19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077685 A1Hyundai Motor Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Asset system control arrangement and method407US 7,663,502 B2Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2010
- Vehicular restraint system control system and method using multiple optical imagers405US 7,164,117 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2007
- Vehicle interior identification and monitoring system229US 5,829,782 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 1998
- Automotive occupant sensor system and method of operation by sensor fusion226US 5,482,314 AAerojet-General Corporation · 1996
- Automotive occupant sensor system and method of operation by sensor fusion195US 6,026,340 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 2000