B60Q 1/1461
Multifunction switches for dimming headlights and controlling additional devices
Official title: {Multifunction switches for dimming headlights and controlling additional devices, e.g. for controlling direction indicating lights}
B60Q1/1461 (Multifunction switches for dimming headlights and controlling additional devices) appears on 487 US grants and 307 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 487
- Published applications
- 307
- Assignees
- 164
- Inventors
- 795
- Latest grant
- 27 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 7 |
| 2002 | 19 | 16 |
| 2003 | 20 | 19 |
| 2004 | 12 | 20 |
| 2005 | 16 | 19 |
| 2006 | 20 | 18 |
| 2007 | 9 | 12 |
| 2008 | 9 | 13 |
| 2009 | 13 | 16 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9 |
| 2014 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 | 15 |
| 2017 | 15 | 11 |
| 2018 | 12 | 13 |
| 2019 | 13 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 | 13 |
| 2021 | 12 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 15 |
| 2023 | 14 | 13 |
| 2024 | 13 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for automotive variable impedance touch sensor array27 Jan 2026US 12,535,906 B2Sensel, Inc.
- Multi-functional manipulation apparatus and control method thereof30 Dec 2025US 12,508,903 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Method and apparatus for vehicular light fixtures30 Dec 2025US 12,508,982 B2JST Performance, LLC
- Multi-function assembly for vehicle16 Dec 2025US 12,496,961 B2SL Corporation
- Vehicle headlight control system20 May 2025US 12,304,382 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Switch device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245809 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Method and apparatus for vehicular light fixtures2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091725 A1JST Performance, LLC
- Steering column switch for a motor vehicle16 Oct 2025US 2025/0319811 A1KOSTAL Automobil Elektrik GmbH & Co. KG
- Multi-function assembly for vehicle7 Nov 2024US 2024/0367578 A1SL Corporation
- Method and apparatus for vehicular light fixtures17 Oct 2024US 2024/0343182 A1JST Performance, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Contactless stalk mounted control switch1,226US 6,175,290 B1GT Development Corporation · 2001
- Illuminated surfaces in the interior of an automobile224US 6,851,840 B2Methode Electronics, Inc. · 2005
- Alarm information providing apparatus for vehicle128US 7,057,505 B2Suzuki Motor Corporation · 2006
- Combined automotive light switch110US 5,736,696 AEaton Corporation · 1998
- Touch control switches for vehicles94US 6,013,956 ACooper Automotive Products, Inc. · 2000