B60Q 1/44
For indicating braking action or preparation for braking
Official title: for indicating braking action {or preparation for braking, e.g. by detection of the foot approaching the brake pedal}
B60Q1/44 (For indicating braking action or preparation for braking) appears on 1,199 US grants and 1,132 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 1,199
- Published applications
- 1,132
- Assignees
- 438
- Inventors
- 2,407
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 4 |
| 2002 | 19 | 20 |
| 2003 | 17 | 25 |
| 2004 | 22 | 19 |
| 2005 | 15 | 32 |
| 2006 | 25 | 34 |
| 2007 | 17 | 30 |
| 2008 | 16 | 28 |
| 2009 | 15 | 33 |
| 2010 | 16 | 21 |
| 2011 | 14 | 17 |
| 2012 | 11 | 22 |
| 2013 | 22 | 23 |
| 2014 | 20 | 44 |
| 2015 | 29 | 51 |
| 2016 | 39 | 58 |
| 2017 | 44 | 83 |
| 2018 | 74 | 97 |
| 2019 | 92 | 99 |
| 2020 | 83 | 75 |
| 2021 | 78 | 72 |
| 2022 | 49 | 60 |
| 2023 | 62 | 48 |
| 2024 | 54 | 56 |
| 2025 | 55 | 47 |
| 2026 | 28 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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