B60R 21/01552
Detecting position of specific human body parts
Official title: {detecting position of specific human body parts, e.g. face, eyes or hands}
B60R21/01552 (Detecting position of specific human body parts) appears on 291 US grants and 301 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60R- Granted patents
- 291
- Published applications
- 301
- Assignees
- 106
- Inventors
- 511
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 6 |
| 2002 | 10 | 9 |
| 2003 | 6 | 23 |
| 2004 | 15 | 7 |
| 2005 | 9 | 14 |
| 2006 | 13 | 10 |
| 2007 | 6 | 12 |
| 2008 | 6 | 31 |
| 2009 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 13 | 1 |
| 2011 | 8 | 3 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 | 14 |
| 2018 | 15 | 12 |
| 2019 | 15 | 18 |
| 2020 | 16 | 25 |
| 2021 | 22 | 27 |
| 2022 | 21 | 16 |
| 2023 | 18 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 |
| 2025 | 17 | 10 |
| 2026 | 3 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Motor vehicle15 Sep 2026US 12,735,106 B2Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Method and device for performing a checking of a person by means of infrared radiation as well as a motor vehicle having said device10 Mar 2026US 12,570,231 B2Cariad SE
- 3D detection system for in-cabin automotive ergonomics6 Jan 2026US 12,518,547 B2Gentex Corporation
- 3D skeleton detection for in-cabin automotive application25 Nov 2025US 12,479,366 B2Gentex Corporation
- Airbag and restraint system control using seat pressure data25 Nov 2025US 12,479,384 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Method for operating an occupant protection system for a motor vehicle27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249801 A1Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
- Vehicle occupant detection device and vehicle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245326 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Apparatus and Method for Determining State of Vehicle Occupant28 May 2026US 2026/0145695 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- System and Method for Determination of 3D Pose in a Vehicle14 May 2026US 2026/0134567 A1Aptiv Technologies AG
- 3d detection system for in-cabin automotive ergonomics9 Apr 2026US 2026/0100059 A1Gentex Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Asset system control arrangement and method407US 7,663,502 B2Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2010