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TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.

4,053Patents
4,033Active
4,053Granted
66Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 9, 2003 → Sep 4, 2024 · 509 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8683722B1 Ultra-violet selective vehicle decoration Physics 229 Active
US8384534B2 Combining driver and environment sensing for vehicular safety systems Physics 226 Active
US8040247B2 System for rapid detection of drowsiness in a machine operator Physics 195 Active
US9511767B1 Autonomous vehicle action planning using behavior prediction Performing Operations; Transporting 192 Active
US9278689B1 Autonomous vehicle detection of and response to emergency vehicles Physics 172 Active
US8392117B2 Using topological structure for path planning in semi-structured environments Physics 145 Active
US9725036B1 Wake-up alerts for sleeping vehicle occupants Performing Operations; Transporting 142 Active
US9494935B2 Remote operation of autonomous vehicle in unexpected environment Performing Operations; Transporting 129 Active
US8825222B2 Remote management of vehicle settings Physics 121 Active
US7579942B2 Extra-vehicular threat predictor Physics 109 Active
US8442758B1 Systems and methods for a vehicle smart calendar Physics 103 Active
US8285571B2 Rideshare system and associated methodology Physics 94 Active
US8212533B2 Robot battery charging apparatuses and methods Electricity 89 Active
US8751042B2 Methods of robot behavior generation and robots utilizing the same Physics 85 Active
US8951160B2 Multi-speed automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 82 Active
US9576575B2 Providing voice recognition shortcuts based on user verbal input Physics 81 Active
US8617022B1 Multi-speed automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 81 Active
US7777615B2 System for assisting the attachment of a trailer to a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 81 Active
US8529396B1 Multi-speed automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 79 Active
US8230961B2 Energy recovery systems for vehicles and wheels comprising the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Active
US7903339B2 Narrow band omnidirectional reflectors and their use as structural colors Physics 74 Active
US9286524B1 Multi-task deep convolutional neural networks for efficient and robust traffic lane detection Physics 71 Active
US8035349B2 Systems and methods for absorbing waste electricity from regenerative braking in hybridized vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Active
US9690290B2 Situation-based transfer of vehicle sensor data during remote operation of autonomous vehicles Physics 67 Active
US8349761B2 Dual-oxide sinter resistant catalyst Performing Operations; Transporting 63 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.