G05D 1/021
Specially adapted to land vehicles
Official title: {specially adapted to land vehicles}
G05D1/021 (Specially adapted to land vehicles) appears on 18,852 US grants and 21,358 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05D- Granted patents
- 18,852
- Published applications
- 21,358
- Assignees
- 3,393
- Inventors
- 28,437
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 37 | 0 |
| 1988 | 31 | 0 |
| 1989 | 51 | 0 |
| 1990 | 42 | 0 |
| 1991 | 45 | 0 |
| 1992 | 39 | 0 |
| 1993 | 41 | 0 |
| 1994 | 58 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 43 | 0 |
| 1997 | 58 | 0 |
| 1998 | 53 | 0 |
| 1999 | 82 | 0 |
| 2000 | 69 | 0 |
| 2001 | 68 | 17 |
| 2002 | 64 | 58 |
| 2003 | 62 | 46 |
| 2004 | 55 | 125 |
| 2005 | 56 | 171 |
| 2006 | 76 | 175 |
| 2007 | 90 | 163 |
| 2008 | 63 | 170 |
| 2009 | 79 | 144 |
| 2010 | 111 | 200 |
| 2011 | 114 | 188 |
| 2012 | 168 | 255 |
| 2013 | 246 | 257 |
| 2014 | 309 | 417 |
| 2015 | 415 | 414 |
| 2016 | 487 | 631 |
| 2017 | 603 | 1156 |
| 2018 | 862 | 1855 |
| 2019 | 1383 | 2529 |
| 2020 | 1763 | 3292 |
| 2021 | 2012 | 2909 |
| 2022 | 2366 | 2278 |
| 2023 | 2337 | 1941 |
| 2024 | 2059 | 1216 |
| 2025 | 1494 | 549 |
| 2026 | 695 | 202 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G05D 1/0231Using optical position detecting means8,651
- G05D 1/0212With means for defining a desired trajectory7,937
- G05D 1/0268Using internal positioning means4,896
- G05D 1/0276Using signals provided by a source external to the vehicle4,333
- G05D 1/0287Involving a plurality of land vehicles3,597
- G05D 1/0255Using acoustic signals1,210
- G05D 1/0257Using a radar1,161
- G05D 1/0259Using magnetic or electromagnetic means1,012
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