B60S 1/0822
Characterized by the arrangement or type of detection means
Official title: {characterized by the arrangement or type of detection means}
B60S1/0822 (Characterized by the arrangement or type of detection means) appears on 913 US grants and 871 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60S- Granted patents
- 913
- Published applications
- 871
- Assignees
- 308
- Inventors
- 1,537
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 9 |
| 2002 | 18 | 23 |
| 2003 | 24 | 25 |
| 2004 | 23 | 26 |
| 2005 | 21 | 24 |
| 2006 | 21 | 24 |
| 2007 | 23 | 43 |
| 2008 | 23 | 28 |
| 2009 | 23 | 28 |
| 2010 | 21 | 12 |
| 2011 | 15 | 28 |
| 2012 | 17 | 24 |
| 2013 | 19 | 31 |
| 2014 | 24 | 34 |
| 2015 | 26 | 54 |
| 2016 | 31 | 37 |
| 2017 | 41 | 39 |
| 2018 | 40 | 57 |
| 2019 | 39 | 45 |
| 2020 | 48 | 86 |
| 2021 | 33 | 54 |
| 2022 | 49 | 34 |
| 2023 | 46 | 27 |
| 2024 | 40 | 34 |
| 2025 | 23 | 22 |
| 2026 | 14 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60S 1/0833Optical rain sensor609
- B60S 1/0874Characterized by the position of the sensor on the windshield245
- B60S 1/0862Including additional sensors125
- B60S 1/0825Capacitive rain sensor92
- B60S 1/0859Other types of detection of rain48
- B60S 1/0851Resistive rain sensor38
- B60S 1/0892Testing and production of rain sensors15
- B60S 1/0855Ultrasonic rain sensor13
Recent patents
- Rain sensor phantom wipe prevention6 Oct 2026US 12,752,742 B2Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
- Systems and methods for thermal management of vehicle sensor devices29 Sep 2026US 12,746,794 B2LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Method for operating a wiper, computing unit and vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,746,891 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Rain sensor system and vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,612 B2Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
- Systems and methods for wiper control based on driver gaze detection22 Sep 2026US 12,741,613 B2
- Image capturing module applied to panoramic system for vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307626 A1Wistron Corporation
- System to prevent camera obstruction using voc absorbers20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241874 A1Tesla, Inc.
- Wiper control device and wiper control method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233704 A1Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Lens cleaning method for lawn mower6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225560 A1Nexlawn Intelligent Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Computer system and method for automatic vehicular demist/defog function30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217223 A1Betterfrost Technologies Inc.
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