B60R 1/08
Involving special optical features
Official title: involving special optical features, e.g. avoiding blind spots {, e.g. convex mirrors; Side-by-side associations of rear-view and other mirrors (B60R1/025, B60R1/10 take precedence)}
B60R1/08 (Involving special optical features) appears on 1,763 US grants and 1,516 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 1,763
- Published applications
- 1,516
- Assignees
- 340
- Inventors
- 1,805
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 25 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vehicular electrochromic rearview mirror assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,746,877 B2Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
- Stationary camera in an interior rearview mirror15 Sep 2026US 12,734,963 B2Gentex Corporation
- Vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly with proximity / touch sensor8 Sep 2026US 12,728,795 B2Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
- Vehicular interior rearview mirror with infrared filtering via light sensor and processing25 Aug 2026US 12,715,361 B2Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
- Rearview assembly11 Aug 2026US 12,703,302 B2Gentex Corporation
- System and method for mirror positioning24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285228 A1TORC Robotics, Inc.
- Vehicle Safety Assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285230 A1
- Vehicular rearview mirror control system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274163 A1Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
- System and method for selective control of dimmable electro-optic elements based on driver, camera, and element positioning10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264611 A1Gentex Corporation
- Vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly with electrification of electrochromic element27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249782 A1Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic rearview mirror system using a photosensor array1,778US 5,550,677 ADonnelly Corporation · 1996
- Rearview vision system for vehicle including panoramic view1,778US 5,670,935 ADonnelly Corporation · 1997
- Vehicle headlight control using imaging sensor1,368US 5,796,094 ADonnelly Corporation · 1998
- Display enhancements for vehicle vision system1,367US 5,949,331 ADonnelly Corporation · 1999
- Automatic rearview mirror, vehicle lighting control and vehicle interior monitoring system using a photosensor array1,303US 5,877,897 ADonnelly Corporation · 1999