B60T 7/22
Initiated by contact of vehicle
Official title: initiated by contact of vehicle, e.g. bumper, with an external object, e.g. another vehicle {, or by means of contactless obstacle detectors mounted on the vehicle}
B60T7/22 (Initiated by contact of vehicle) appears on 1,894 US grants and 2,068 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60T- Granted patents
- 1,894
- Published applications
- 2,068
- Assignees
- 478
- Inventors
- 3,781
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 12 |
| 2002 | 27 | 32 |
| 2003 | 38 | 29 |
| 2004 | 17 | 32 |
| 2005 | 21 | 35 |
| 2006 | 22 | 38 |
| 2007 | 24 | 62 |
| 2008 | 22 | 29 |
| 2009 | 17 | 56 |
| 2010 | 27 | 38 |
| 2011 | 37 | 42 |
| 2012 | 33 | 45 |
| 2013 | 46 | 50 |
| 2014 | 60 | 86 |
| 2015 | 82 | 110 |
| 2016 | 99 | 122 |
| 2017 | 111 | 120 |
| 2018 | 119 | 190 |
| 2019 | 117 | 171 |
| 2020 | 147 | 151 |
| 2021 | 121 | 155 |
| 2022 | 134 | 120 |
| 2023 | 107 | 117 |
| 2024 | 113 | 102 |
| 2025 | 125 | 73 |
| 2026 | 57 | 51 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Working machine with a frame structure controlled emergency stop actuator22 Sep 2026US 12,741,619 B2Volvo Construction Equipment AB
- Vehicular system control method and apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,735,009 B2Denso Corporation
- Systems and methods for implementing a multi-segment braking profile for a vehicle8 Sep 2026US 12,728,861 B2Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd.
- Vehicle and method of controlling the same25 Aug 2026US 12,715,398 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Detecting road conditions based on braking event data received from vehicles18 Aug 2026US 12,709,252 B2
- Driving assistance device and driving assistance method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296390 A1Denso Corporation
- Vehicle control apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285264 A1Denso Corporation
- Driving assistance device and driving assistance method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274218 A1Denso Corporation
- Assistance system for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274225 A1Daimler Truck AG
- System and method for controlling stopping systems of a vehicle10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264647 A1Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Object detection system for vehicle1,327US 7,038,577 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2006
- Vehicle crash predictive and evasive operation system by neural networks767US 5,541,590 ATakata Corporation · 1996
- Vehicle collision avoidance system727US 5,529,138 A1996
- Drive assist system for vehicle659US 5,850,176 AFuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Obstacle detection device for vehicle469US 5,461,357 AMazda Motor Corporation · 1995