B60W
Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function
Official title: Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function; control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles; road vehicle drive control systems for purposes not related to the control of a particular sub-unit
B60W (Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function) appears on 57,159 US grants and 67,933 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60W- Granted patents
- 57,159
- Published applications
- 67,933
- Assignees
- 5,664
- Inventors
- 75,102
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 33 | 0 |
| 1977 | 33 | 0 |
| 1978 | 57 | 0 |
| 1979 | 31 | 0 |
| 1980 | 39 | 0 |
| 1981 | 74 | 0 |
| 1982 | 52 | 0 |
| 1983 | 58 | 0 |
| 1984 | 72 | 0 |
| 1985 | 95 | 0 |
| 1986 | 115 | 0 |
| 1987 | 157 | 0 |
| 1988 | 112 | 0 |
| 1989 | 176 | 0 |
| 1990 | 133 | 0 |
| 1991 | 188 | 0 |
| 1992 | 156 | 0 |
| 1993 | 119 | 0 |
| 1994 | 171 | 0 |
| 1995 | 194 | 0 |
| 1996 | 225 | 0 |
| 1997 | 213 | 0 |
| 1998 | 288 | 0 |
| 1999 | 359 | 0 |
| 2000 | 393 | 0 |
| 2001 | 471 | 203 |
| 2002 | 588 | 609 |
| 2003 | 583 | 603 |
| 2004 | 509 | 743 |
| 2005 | 515 | 823 |
| 2006 | 540 | 736 |
| 2007 | 550 | 922 |
| 2008 | 515 | 1034 |
| 2009 | 567 | 1323 |
| 2010 | 781 | 1368 |
| 2011 | 810 | 1168 |
| 2012 | 1197 | 1416 |
| 2013 | 1392 | 1837 |
| 2014 | 1679 | 2012 |
| 2015 | 2162 | 2569 |
| 2016 | 2105 | 2571 |
| 2017 | 2540 | 3134 |
| 2018 | 2732 | 4039 |
| 2019 | 3362 | 4944 |
| 2020 | 3644 | 5436 |
| 2021 | 3626 | 5679 |
| 2022 | 4408 | 5874 |
| 2023 | 4577 | 5798 |
| 2024 | 4956 | 5287 |
| 2025 | 5238 | 4546 |
| 2026 | 3569 | 3259 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B60W 30/00Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control28,563
- B60W 10/00Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function22,723
- B60W 50/00Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to22,233
- B60W 2540/00Input parameters relating to occupantsIndexing code12,947
- B60W 40/00Estimation or calculation of non-directly measurable driving parameters for road vehicle drive12,693
- B60W 2710/00Output or target parameters relating to a particular sub-unitsIndexing code12,643
- B60W 60/00Drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles11,639
- B60W 2510/00Input parameters relating to a particular sub-unitsIndexing code11,396
All 23 main groupsShow fewer
- B60W 2520/00Input parameters relating to overall vehicle dynamicsIndexing code10,591
- B60W 20/00Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles10,526
- B60W 2556/00Input parameters relating to dataIndexing code10,434
- B60W 2554/00Input parameters relating to objectsIndexing code9,592
- B60W 2420/00Indexing codes relating to the type of sensors based on the principleIndexing code8,252
- B60W 2552/00Input parameters relating to infrastructureIndexing code7,436
- B60W 2720/00Output or target parameters relating to overall vehicle dynamicsIndexing code5,512
- B60W 2555/00Input parameters relating to exterior conditions, not covered by groups b60w2552/00, b60w2554/00Indexing code4,238
- B60W 2530/00Input parameters relating to vehicle conditions or values, not covered by groupsIndexing code2,425
- B60W 2300/00Indexing codes relating to the type of vehicleIndexing code2,368
- B60W 2754/00Output or target parameters relating to objectsIndexing code1,048
- B60W 2756/00Output or target parameters relating to dataIndexing code805
- B60W 2400/00Indexing codes relating to detected, measured or calculated conditions or factorsIndexing code450
- B60W 2422/00Indexing codes relating to the special location or mounting of sensorsIndexing code293
- B60W 2900/00Indexing codes relating to the purpose of, or problem solved of roadIndexing code264
Recent patents
- Working vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,751,347 B2Kubota Corporation
- Vehicle control device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,634 B2Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- System and method for controlling vehicle battery6 Oct 2026US 12,752,649 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Smart vehicle systems and control logic with automated lane merging assistance6 Oct 2026US 12,752,704 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Camera monitor system with heads up display features6 Oct 2026US 12,752,709 B2Stoneridge Electronics AB
- System and method for detecting and avoiding becoming mired8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305517 A1Deere & Company
- Method for reducing kinetosis-related effects on an occupant on a vehicle seat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307549 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Trajectory presentation device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307581 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle, cap lamp system and methods for collision avoidance8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307585 A1Newtrax Technologies Inc.
- Smart vehicle systems and control logic for active brake drag mitigation of electromechanical brake systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307638 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle tracking and security system1,604US 5,223,844 AAuto-Trac, Inc. · 1993
- Variable current limit control for vehicle electric drive system1,604US 6,492,785 B1Deere & Company · 2002
- Apparatus and method of neutral start control of a power transmission1,495US 5,809,441 ACase Corporation · 1998
- Object detection system for vehicle1,327US 7,038,577 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2006
- Vehicle communication and remote control system1,045US 6,028,537 APrince Corporation · 2000