G05D 1/242
Means based on the reflection of waves generated by the vehicle
Official title: Means based on the reflection of waves generated by the vehicle (using passive navigation aids external to the vehicle G05D1/244; using signals provided by artificial sources external to the vehicle G05D1/247)
G05D1/242 (Means based on the reflection of waves generated by the vehicle) appears on 351 US grants and 837 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05D- Granted patents
- 351
- Published applications
- 837
- Assignees
- 352
- Inventors
- 1,879
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 14 |
| 2017 | 8 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 20 |
| 2019 | 16 | 31 |
| 2020 | 16 | 27 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 |
| 2022 | 22 | 47 |
| 2023 | 24 | 62 |
| 2024 | 38 | 209 |
| 2025 | 77 | 203 |
| 2026 | 95 | 159 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- System and method for adjusting fail-safe monitoring in an industrial automation plant8 Sep 2026US 12,730,434 B2Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
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- Automatic docking device, automatic docking system, automatic docking method, and non-transitory computer readable medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307774 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Method and device for processing radar data of a radar sensor in a vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310201 A1
- Systems and methods for automatic estimation of the detection systems obscured areas for safe autonomous vehicle navigation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299595 A1
- Wired drone for treating a surface by spraying a treatment fluid1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299617 A1Fly Renov
- Vehicle control system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288140 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Travel control method, travel control device, and mobile robot for mobile robot systems231US 5,179,329 AShinko Electric Co., Ltd. · 1993
- Autonomous machine213US 7,085,624 B2Dyson Technology Limited · 2006
- Travel control method, travel control device, and mobile robot for mobile robot systems174US 5,568,030 AShinko Electric Co., Ltd. · 1996
- Method and device for establishing a trajectory for a vehicle162US 9,248,835 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · 2016
- Robotic platform and method for performing multiple functions in agricultural systems78US 9,265,187 B2RowBot Systems LLC · 2016