B60W 40/00
Estimation or calculation of non-directly measurable driving parameters for road vehicle drive
Official title: Estimation or calculation of {non-directly measurable} driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub unit, {e.g. by using mathematical models}
B60W40/00 (Estimation or calculation of non-directly measurable driving parameters for road vehicle drive) appears on 12,693 US grants and 16,347 published applications in this corpus.
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 919 | 730 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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