B60S 1/485
Including control systems responsive to external conditions
Official title: {including control systems responsive to external conditions, e.g. by detection of moisture, dirt or the like}
B60S1/485 (Including control systems responsive to external conditions) appears on 121 US grants and 169 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60S- Granted patents
- 121
- Published applications
- 169
- Assignees
- 79
- Inventors
- 359
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Using cleaning protocols to monitor defects associated with light detection and ranging (Lidar) devices25 Aug 2026US 12,717,013 B2Waymo LLC
- Vehicle camera lens obstruction12 May 2026US 12,623,633 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Process for de-icing a glazed surface of a vehicle17 Mar 2026US 12,576,816 B2Valeo Systemes D/Essuyage
- Methods and apparatus for the performance of autonomous vehicle diagnostics testing20 Jan 2026US 12,530,932 B2Nuro, Inc.
- Vehicle sensor cleaning4 Nov 2025US 12,459,465 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- System and method for cleaning windows and lenses in automotive applications1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296374 A1Uusi, LLC
- Vehicle and trim including camera and washing system in wheel arch1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296376 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Wiper control device and wiper control method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233704 A1Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Optical air-data window cleaning system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233706 A1Honeywell International Inc.
- Rain detection using secondary field of view camera for driver safety system9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192778 A1Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Windshield washer system for automotive vehicle225US 6,719,215 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2004
- Wiper control system for automotive vehicle facilitated front and rear wipers209US 4,881,019 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1989
- Windshield wiper control system50US 4,317,073 A1982
- Device for controlling a drive mechanism for an automotive accessory48US 5,306,992 AEtablissement Voralp · 1994
- Windshield wiper control apparatus41US 4,595,866 ANippondenso Co., Ltd. · 1986