B60Q 3/85
For manual control of the light
Official title: for manual control of the light, e.g. of colour, orientation or intensity
B60Q3/85 (For manual control of the light) appears on 162 US grants and 138 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 162
- Published applications
- 138
- Assignees
- 98
- Inventors
- 384
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 10 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 | 6 |
| 2019 | 10 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 | 11 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and device for controlling the interior lighting of a vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,701 B2Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
- Real-time contextual vehicle lighting systems and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,746,875 B2Cobalt Industries Inc.
- Display control method and terminal device for vehicles31 Mar 2026US 12,592,170 B2Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Method and system of active color cancellation in transition zones of multi-color lighting systems24 Mar 2026US 12,588,120 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Device for improving night vision of vehicle drivers and method for controlling thereof30 Dec 2025US 12,508,984 B2Grupo AntolíN-IngenieríA, S. A.
- Lighting control device, lighting device, and lighting control method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0271162 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for providing temporary vehicle features, lights, and sounds using a mobile device23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109291 A1Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Method and system of active color cancellation in transition zones of multi-color lighting systems18 Dec 2025US 2025/0386404 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Device for improving night vision of vehicle drivers and method for controlling thereof1 May 2025US 2025/0135990 A1Grupo AntolíN-IngenieríA, S. A.
- Lighting device for vehicle interior lighting6 Feb 2025US 2025/0048513 A1Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Information display for rearview mirrors647US 4,882,565 ADonnelly Corporation · 1989
- Interior mirror assembly for a vehicle incorporating a solid-state light source474US 6,139,172 ADonnelly Corporation · 2000
- Vehicle instrumentation/console lighting443US 5,671,996 ADonnelly Corporation · 1997
- Kinetic illumination system and methods418US 7,038,398 B1Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2006
- Automotive information systems359US 6,717,376 B2Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2004