G01M 11/06
Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices
G01M11/06 (Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices) appears on 171 US grants and 139 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01M- Granted patents
- 171
- Published applications
- 139
- Assignees
- 95
- Inventors
- 391
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01M 11/064By using camera or other imaging system for the light analysis93
- G01M 11/068With part of the measurements done from inside the vehicle36
- G01M 11/067Details of the vehicle positioning system26
- G01M 11/062Using an indicator mounted on the head-light21
- G01M 11/061Details of the mechanical construction of the light measuring system17
Recent patents
- Pixel headlamp aiming15 Sep 2026US 12,736,437 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Testing method for headlamps, and testing device11 Aug 2026US 12,703,300 B2Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Electronic lamp aiming system and method for a vehicle9 Jun 2026US 12,649,410 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Method and gonioradiometer for the direction-dependent measurement of at least one lighting or radiometric characteristic variable of an optical radiation source installed in an object2 Jun 2026US 12,644,763 B2LMT Lichtmesstechnik GmbH Berlin
- Simulation image generation method and system for ADB evaluation of test vehicle5 May 2026US 12,617,332 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Control device for actuator, lamp, and calibration method for same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285220 A1Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- System for evaluating performance of vehicle headlamp assemblies20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243624 A1Isoqa Technical Service LLC
- Inspection system and inspection method6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225527 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Method and system for calibrating vehicle projection device, and vehicle25 Jun 2026US 2026/0181115 A1Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.
- Camera-based control of a light emission angle of a vehicle headlight2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091724 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Light device for vehicles89US 5,438,487 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 1995
- Apparatus and method for controlling the light-range of motor vehicle headlights73US 5,193,894 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 1993
- Method of, and apparatus for, detecting optical axis of headlamp69US 5,379,104 AChuo Electronic Measurement Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Method and device for adjusting a distance sensor66US 6,363,619 B1Robert Bosch GmbH · 2002
- Image processing system and vehicle control system51US 7,899,213 B2Hitachi, Ltd. · 2011