B60W 2540/221
Physiology
Official title: Physiology, e.g. weight, heartbeat, health or special needs
B60W2540/221 (Physiology) appears on 1,074 US grants and 1,489 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60W- Granted patents
- 1,074
- Published applications
- 1,489
- Assignees
- 378
- Inventors
- 2,811
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 | 9 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 |
| 2013 | 4 | 51 |
| 2014 | 11 | 20 |
| 2015 | 31 | 31 |
| 2016 | 32 | 59 |
| 2017 | 44 | 72 |
| 2018 | 61 | 89 |
| 2019 | 76 | 134 |
| 2020 | 88 | 139 |
| 2021 | 78 | 166 |
| 2022 | 125 | 150 |
| 2023 | 125 | 147 |
| 2024 | 136 | 144 |
| 2025 | 110 | 118 |
| 2026 | 88 | 81 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Driver health monitor and alert system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,777 B2Fca US LLC
- Work vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,792 B2Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Entertainment method for operating a vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,798 B2Audi AG
- System and method for assisting driver using electroencephalogram6 Oct 2026US 12,752,808 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Driver cognitive distraction detector and mitigation system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,752,813 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Method for reducing kinetosis-related effects on an occupant on a vehicle seat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307549 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Systems and methods for operator monitoring and fatigue detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307656 A1Naqi Logix Inc.
- Apparatus and method for configuring vehicle environment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307663 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Measuring stress levels and using machine learning techniques to predict high risk behavior8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307686 A1Quanata, LLC
- System for controlling a vehicle in response to a detected medical event1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294311 A1Medtronic, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for operator condition monitoring and assessment604US 7,027,621 B1Mikos, Ltd. · 2006
- Autonomous vehicle with driver presence and physiological monitoring426US 8,874,301 B1Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2014
- Control and systems for autonomously driven vehicles363US 8,126,642 B2Gray & Company, Inc. · 2012
- System and method for responding to driver behavior291US 8,698,639 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd. · 2014
- Control and systems for autonomously driven vehicles286US 8,706,394 B2Gray & Company, Inc. · 2014