E05C 17/006
With means for detecting obstacles outside the doors
Official title: {with means for detecting obstacles outside the doors}
E05C17/006 (With means for detecting obstacles outside the doors) appears on 66 US grants and 90 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05C- Granted patents
- 66
- Published applications
- 90
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 178
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
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| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and vehicle2 Jun 2026US 12,646,334 B2Vitesco Technologies GmbH
- Vehicle body structure17 Feb 2026US 12,552,460 B2Nissan North America, Inc.
- Vehicle door system, a vehicle comprising the vehicle door system, and a method for operating a vehicle door system18 Feb 2025US 12,227,974 B2Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Development Co.
- Dual function latch assembly for dual door pillar-less door system and control system for controlling the latch assembly4 Feb 2025US 12,215,527 B2Magna Closures Inc.
- Secure stop adjustable door opening limiter19 Nov 2024US 12,146,353 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Creating a Virtual Buffer to Avoid Contact Upon Opening a Car Door Based on Predicted Contact16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103924 A1Volvo Car Corporation
- System and Vehicle12 Jun 2025US 2025/0191377 A1Vitesco Technologies GmbH
- Vehicle Door for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Operating Such a Vehicle Door8 May 2025US 2025/0146335 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Dual function latch assembly for dual door pillar-less door system and control system for controlling the latch assembly10 Apr 2025US 2025/0116137 A1
- Vehicle door system and vehicle25 Jul 2024US 2024/0247530 A1BYD Company Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sensor system for vehicle door70US 7,175,227 B2Temic Automotive of North America, Inc. · 2007
- Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle door67US 7,438,346 B1Automotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2008
- Door swing detection and protection53US 7,280,035 B2General Motors Corporation · 2007
- Vehicle infinite door check48US 6,065,185 AAutomotive Technologies International, Inc. · 2000
- Safe remote-control door opening-and-closing device for an automotive vehicle47US 4,458,446 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1984