G05D 1/24
Arrangements for determining position or orientation
G05D1/24 (Arrangements for determining position or orientation) appears on 4,180 US grants and 6,288 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05D- Granted patents
- 4,180
- Published applications
- 6,288
- Assignees
- 1,431
- Inventors
- 9,820
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 16 |
| 2012 | 5 | 15 |
| 2013 | 16 | 19 |
| 2014 | 20 | 75 |
| 2015 | 42 | 35 |
| 2016 | 50 | 95 |
| 2017 | 73 | 104 |
| 2018 | 88 | 205 |
| 2019 | 170 | 283 |
| 2020 | 182 | 381 |
| 2021 | 265 | 615 |
| 2022 | 320 | 702 |
| 2023 | 396 | 741 |
| 2024 | 1140 | 1157 |
| 2025 | 827 | 941 |
| 2026 | 546 | 851 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G05D 1/247Using signals provided by artificial sources external to the vehicle2,380
- G05D 1/246Using environment maps1,153
- G05D 1/243Means capturing signals occurring naturally from the environment907
- G05D 1/242Means based on the reflection of waves generated by the vehicle351
- G05D 1/244Using passive navigation aids external to the vehicle284
- G05D 1/245Using dead reckoning243
- G05D 1/241Means for detecting physical contact93
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Wide-view LIDAR with areas of special attention530US 9,383,753 B1Google Inc. · 2016
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- Process and autonomous apparatus for the automatic cleaning of ground areas through the performance of programmed tasks352US 5,341,540 AOnet, S.A. · 1994
- Autonomous order fulfillment and inventory control robots336US 9,120,622 B1inVia Robotics, Inc. · 2015
- Autonomous vehicle routing during emergencies299US 10,156,848 B1State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company · 2018