B60S 1/00
Cleaning of vehicles
Official title: Cleaning of vehicles (by apparatus not integral with vehicle B60S3/00; cleaning in general B08B; de-icing of aircraft B64D; heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas H05B3/84)
B60S1/00 (Cleaning of vehicles) appears on 6,972 US grants and 6,527 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60S- Granted patents
- 6,972
- Published applications
- 6,527
- Assignees
- 1,401
- Inventors
- 9,728
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 48 | 0 |
| 1977 | 43 | 0 |
| 1978 | 43 | 0 |
| 1979 | 39 | 0 |
| 1980 | 38 | 0 |
| 1981 | 52 | 0 |
| 1982 | 63 | 0 |
| 1983 | 39 | 0 |
| 1984 | 46 | 0 |
| 1985 | 58 | 0 |
| 1986 | 59 | 0 |
| 1987 | 78 | 0 |
| 1988 | 75 | 0 |
| 1989 | 84 | 0 |
| 1990 | 81 | 0 |
| 1991 | 95 | 0 |
| 1992 | 96 | 0 |
| 1993 | 108 | 0 |
| 1994 | 89 | 0 |
| 1995 | 92 | 0 |
| 1996 | 91 | 0 |
| 1997 | 105 | 0 |
| 1998 | 151 | 0 |
| 1999 | 145 | 0 |
| 2000 | 143 | 0 |
| 2001 | 157 | 38 |
| 2002 | 129 | 137 |
| 2003 | 149 | 148 |
| 2004 | 167 | 182 |
| 2005 | 109 | 118 |
| 2006 | 85 | 181 |
| 2007 | 99 | 172 |
| 2008 | 82 | 228 |
| 2009 | 107 | 159 |
| 2010 | 124 | 154 |
| 2011 | 114 | 163 |
| 2012 | 146 | 161 |
| 2013 | 150 | 252 |
| 2014 | 128 | 269 |
| 2015 | 170 | 280 |
| 2016 | 188 | 317 |
| 2017 | 238 | 341 |
| 2018 | 280 | 371 |
| 2019 | 315 | 421 |
| 2020 | 328 | 458 |
| 2021 | 300 | 393 |
| 2022 | 338 | 363 |
| 2023 | 346 | 352 |
| 2024 | 320 | 391 |
| 2025 | 281 | 263 |
| 2026 | 161 | 215 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Central vacuum system and inlet valves therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,751,587 B2H-P Products, Inc.
- Wiper blade with multi-segment decorative cover structure6 Oct 2026US 12,752,741 B2Danyang Upc Auto Parts Co., Ltd.
- Rain sensor phantom wipe prevention6 Oct 2026US 12,752,742 B2Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
- Method for operating a wiper device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,743 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Wiper blade, in particular for a motor vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,744 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Heater control device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307622 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle component washer system with recirculation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307623 A1A. Raymond Et Cie
- Cleaning assembly for motor vehicle sensors8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307624 A1Valeo Systemes D/Essuyage
- Systems and methods for providing a flow of air about a lens of a sensor of a vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307625 A1LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Image capturing module applied to panoramic system for vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307626 A1Wistron Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Video mirror systems incorporating an accessory module1,905US 6,690,268 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2004
- 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