B60W 2540/00
Input parameters relating to occupants
B60W2540/00 (Input parameters relating to occupants) appears on 12,947 US grants and 15,352 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60W- Granted patents
- 12,947
- Published applications
- 15,352
- Assignees
- 1,794
- Inventors
- 22,712
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 102 | 53 |
| 2002 | 137 | 137 |
| 2003 | 136 | 173 |
| 2004 | 115 | 189 |
| 2005 | 127 | 155 |
| 2006 | 129 | 139 |
| 2007 | 117 | 170 |
| 2008 | 94 | 192 |
| 2009 | 103 | 412 |
| 2010 | 168 | 333 |
| 2011 | 201 | 278 |
| 2012 | 345 | 338 |
| 2013 | 341 | 425 |
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| 2017 | 628 | 858 |
| 2018 | 705 | 1094 |
| 2019 | 889 | 1039 |
| 2020 | 846 | 1150 |
| 2021 | 818 | 1223 |
| 2022 | 1000 | 1275 |
| 2023 | 976 | 1230 |
| 2024 | 1030 | 1072 |
| 2025 | 1118 | 1038 |
| 2026 | 739 | 768 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60W 2540/10Accelerator pedal positionIndexing code4,620
- B60W 2540/12Brake pedal positionIndexing code2,807
- B60W 2540/18Steering angleIndexing code2,439
- B60W 2540/215Selection or confirmation of optionsIndexing code1,228
- B60W 2540/30Driving styleIndexing code1,088
- B60W 2540/221PhysiologyIndexing code1,074
- B60W 2540/229Attention levelIndexing code1,057
- B60W 2540/16Ratio selector positionIndexing code1,020
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- B60W 2540/22Psychological stateIndexing code925
- B60W 2540/043Identity of occupantsIndexing code894
- B60W 2540/225Direction of gazeIndexing code881
- B60W 2540/223PostureIndexing code697
- B60W 2540/26IncapacityIndexing code593
- B60W 2540/21VoiceIndexing code356
- B60W 2540/20Direction indicator valuesIndexing code307
- B60W 2540/24Drug levelIndexing code230
- B60W 2540/14Clutch pedal positionIndexing code208
- B60W 2540/227Position in the vehicleIndexing code197
- B60W 2540/06Ignition switchIndexing code193
- B60W 2540/01Occupants other than the driverIndexing code170
- B60W 2540/049Number of occupantsIndexing code137
- B60W 2540/045Occupant permissionsIndexing code134
- B60W 2540/041Potential occupantsIndexing code74
- B60W 2540/047Prioritizing desires of multiple occupantsIndexing code31
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method of neutral start control of a power transmission1,495US 5,809,441 ACase Corporation · 1998
- Speed limiting system for a motor vehicle including a switch and a method for positioning the switch833US 4,617,893 AMannesmann Kienzle GmbH · 1986
- Vehicle crash predictive and evasive operation system by neural networks767US 5,541,590 ATakata Corporation · 1996
- Driver assistance system for a vehicle651US 5,765,116 ALucas Industries public limited company · 1998
- Method and apparatus for operator condition monitoring and assessment604US 7,027,621 B1Mikos, Ltd. · 2006