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EP About this file: EP4501728

EP4501728 - EMERGENT DRIVING ASSISTANT BASED ON EMOTION AND GAZE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.01.2026
Database last updated on 28.02.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.09.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.03.2025
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  03.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip23.01.2026(Expected) grantpublished on 25.02.2026  [2026/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cerence Operating Company
One Burlington Woods Drive, Suite 301A
Burlington, MA 01803 / US
[2025/06]
Inventor(s)01 / KANE, Mark
Burlington, MA 01803 / US
02 / RUBIN, Brian
Burlington, MA 01803 / US
03 / MONIRI, Mohammad Mehdi
52070 Aachen / DE
04 / FUNK, Markus
Burlington, MA 01803 / US
05 / Kindermann, Daniel
52070 Aachen / DE
 [2025/06]
Representative(s)Taruttis, Tilman
Keenway Patentanwälte Neumann
Heine Taruttis PartG mbB
Postfach 103363
40024 Düsseldorf / DE
[2025/06]
Application number, filing date24190910.025.07.2024
[2025/06]
Priority number, dateUS202363529807P31.07.2023         Original published format: US 202363529807 P
[2025/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4501728
Date:05.02.2025
Language:EN
[2025/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4501728
Date:25.02.2026
Language:EN
[2026/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.01.2025
ClassificationIPC:B60W30/14, B60W50/12
[2025/06]
CPC:
B60W30/146 (EP,US); B60W40/08 (CN); A61B5/18 (US);
B60W50/12 (EP); B60W50/14 (CN); G06V20/582 (US);
G06V20/597 (US); B60W2420/403 (CN); B60W2520/10 (CN);
B60W2540/22 (EP,CN,US); B60W2540/225 (EP,CN,US); B60W2555/60 (EP);
B60W2556/50 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2026/09]
Former [2025/06]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  ME,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:EMERGENTER FAHRASSISTENT BASIEREND AUF EMOTION UND BLICK[2025/42]
English:EMERGENT DRIVING ASSISTANT BASED ON EMOTION AND GAZE[2025/06]
French:ASSISTANT DE CONDUITE ÉMERGENTE BASÉ SUR L'ÉMOTION ET LE REGARD[2025/06]
Former [2025/06]NOTFALLFAHRASSISTENT AUF BASIS VON EMOTIONEN UND BLICKEN
Examination procedure26.03.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.03.2025Examination requested  [2025/18]
26.03.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.09.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.01.2026Fee for grant paid
20.01.2026Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.01.2026Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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Documents cited:Search[XIY] US2022314975  (KATO TORU et al.) [X] 1-5,7,12 * paragraphs [0005] , [0032] , [0072] , [0097] , [0150] - [0153]; figure 13 *[I] 11 [Y] 6,8-10
 [YA] US2019367029  (MARTINEZ RUVALCABA MARCO ANTONIO et al.) [Y] 9-10 * paragraph [0020] *[A] 1,12
 [Y] US2021287697  (MARTI STEFAN et al.) [Y] 6 * paragraph [0056] *
 [Y] CA3053687  (7980302 CANADA INC et al.) [Y] 8 * paragraphs [0013] , [0031] *
 [A] US2022176981  (KUEHNER MANUEL LUDWIG et al.) [A] 1-12 * the whole document *
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