B62D 1/046
Adaptations on rotatable parts of the steering wheel for accommodation of switches
Official title: {Adaptations on rotatable parts of the steering wheel for accommodation of switches}
B62D1/046 (Adaptations on rotatable parts of the steering wheel for accommodation of switches) appears on 717 US grants and 969 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 717
- Published applications
- 969
- Assignees
- 289
- Inventors
- 1,838
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 15 |
| 2005 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 9 | 12 |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 5 | 13 |
| 2009 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 | 10 | 21 |
| 2012 | 9 | 23 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 |
| 2014 | 16 | 30 |
| 2015 | 18 | 35 |
| 2016 | 32 | 41 |
| 2017 | 32 | 53 |
| 2018 | 34 | 49 |
| 2019 | 48 | 84 |
| 2020 | 68 | 66 |
| 2021 | 57 | 68 |
| 2022 | 56 | 70 |
| 2023 | 58 | 80 |
| 2024 | 80 | 109 |
| 2025 | 77 | 82 |
| 2026 | 54 | 59 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Steering device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,593 B2Toyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha
- Mountable assembly for a steering wheel6 Oct 2026US 12,752,830 B2Upfit Utv, Inc.
- HOD device and vehicle control device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,686 B2Pixart Imaging Inc.
- Hands-on detection device and computer program22 Sep 2026US 12,741,687 B2Autoliv Development AB
- Selector knob for a motor vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,710,782 B2Ferrari S.P. A.
- Assessment device, storage medium storing computer program for assessment, and assessment method for detecting driver control of a steering wheel through auxiliary control inputs8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307709 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Driver Identification8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310773 A1Cambridge Heartwear Limited
- Driver Identification8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310774 A1Cambridge Heartwear Limited
- Steering Wheel for a Motor Vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296520 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- In-vehicle system and storage medium24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285389 A1Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Back light of steering wheel233US 8,136,425 B2TK Holdings Inc. · 2012
- Driver control interface system190US 6,373,472 B12002
- Operation of servo devices for driving a motor vehicle - control, arrangement and method132US 5,335,743 ASaab Automobile Aktiebolag · 1994
- Vehicular function controller having alterable function designators116US 4,792,783 AElectro-Mechanical Products · 1988
- Steering apparatus78US 9,193,375 B2Autoliv ASP, Inc. · 2015