B60R 21/0134
Responsive to imminent contact with an obstacle
Official title: responsive to imminent contact with an obstacle {, e.g. using radar systems}
B60R21/0134 (Responsive to imminent contact with an obstacle) appears on 1,047 US grants and 1,167 published applications in this corpus.
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- 15 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Occupant protection device2 Jun 2026US 12,643,498 B2Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co.Ltd.
- Impact and Vibration Mitigation for Cushion Systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307561 A1Kalogon, Inc.
- Pedestrian protection device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307614 A1Subaru Corporation
- Pedestrian protection device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307615 A1Subaru Corporation
- Vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285250 A1Subaru Corporation
- Systems and methods of imminent collision detection and mitigation for autonomous vehicles24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285300 A1TORC Robotics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Accident avoidance system789US 6,405,132 B1Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2002
- Optical identification and monitoring system using pattern recognition for use with vehicles656US 5,845,000 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 1998
- Vehicle occupant position and velocity sensor563US 5,848,802 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 1998
- Vehicular component control systems and methods554US 6,442,465 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2002
- Telematics system503US 6,735,506 B2Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2004