B60S 1/0825
Capacitive rain sensor
Official title: {Capacitive rain sensor}
B60S1/0825 (Capacitive rain sensor) appears on 92 US grants and 67 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60S- Granted patents
- 92
- Published applications
- 67
- Assignees
- 54
- Inventors
- 148
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 8 |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for wiper control based on driver gaze detection22 Sep 2026US 12,741,613 B2
- Rain detection device, garden appliance having the rain detection device, and method for sensing rain drops on a surface by means of a rain detection device3 Dec 2024US 12,158,441 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Raindrop sensor device and driving method thereof6 Feb 2024US 11,891,022 B2Au Optronics Corporation
- Automobile rain and temperature sensor module comprising a compound providing a thermally conductive medium between the cover of a housing and a temperature sensing element30 Jan 2024US 11,884,247 B2Littelfuse, Inc.
- Moisture sensor and/or defogger with bayesian improvements, and related methods26 Dec 2023US 11,850,824 B2Guardian Glass, LLC
- Systems and methods for wiper control based on driver gaze detection28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269821 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Moisture icing detection system and method7 Nov 2024US 2024/0367803 A1Pegasus Imagery Ltd.
- Automobile rain and temperature sensor module10 Aug 2023US 2023/0249650 A1Littelfuse, Inc.
- Rain Detection Device, Garden Appliance Having the Rain Detection Device, and Method for Sensing Rain Drops on a Surface by Means of a Rain Detection Device8 Jun 2023US 2023/0176000 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
- Raindrop sensor device and driving method thereof14 Apr 2022US 2022/0111821 A1Au Optronics Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Moisture sensitive automatic windshield wiper and headlight control device346US 5,027,001 A1991
- Printable sensors for plastic glazing121US 7,567,183 B2Exatec LLC · 2009
- Proximity moisture sensor56US 4,613,802 AFord Motor Company · 1986
- Capacitive rain sensor for windshield55US 6,094,981 AITT Automotive Electrical Systems, Inc. · 2000
- Capacitive-type detection device51US 4,748,390 AOmron Tateisi Electronics Co. · 1988