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Is a backup camera patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a backup camera have been patented many times, but "a backup camera" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 1,040 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “backupreversingrearview camera” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 95 best keyword matches we examined, 46 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: BOSCH GMBH ROBERT (6), GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC (4), MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC (3), CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS (3).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B60R (81), H04N (42), G06V (17), B62D (15).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a backup camera
- Multiple backup cameras for refuse vehicle US-12637011-B2 2026 · OSHKOSH CORP
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis and defining a refuse compartment, a tailgate pivotally coupled to the body at a rear of the refuse compartment, a first camera coupled to the tailgate at a first …
View on Google Patents - Vehicle backup camera data for risk detection and collision analysis US-2025111705-A1 2025 · STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO
A vehicle-based system may store and analyze image data captured by backup cameras, rear-facing, and/or side-facing cameras on a vehicle, to detect high-risk driving scenarios and/or for use in post-collision analyses. The rear-fa…
View on Google Patents - Vehicle with backup camera view facility US-2025340171-A1 2025 · BULLETPROOF PROPERTY MAN LLC
A vehicle with backup camera view facility has a body having a front and rear end, a rear camera connected to the rear end of the body, and operable to generate an image of a objects to the rear of and lateral to the rear of the v…
View on Google Patents - Vehicular reversing assist system with adjustable rear backup camera US-2024336200-A1 2024 · MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA INC
A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a tailgate of a vehicle. The system, via processing at an electronic control unit (ECU) of image data captured by the camera, generates video images that are displayed at a d…
View on Google Patents - Vehicular rear view monitor assembly with rear backup camera US-11833967-B2 2023 · MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC
A vehicular rear view monitor assembly includes an extender element configured to be disposed at a rear portion of a vehicle. The extender element includes an extender portion and an end portion, with a vehicle element attached at…
View on Google Patents - Large vehicle backup camera apparatus US-11272144-B2 2022 · GORGEES GEORGE
A large vehicle backup camera apparatus for assisting tractor trailer and RV drivers while backing up includes a camera and at least one wide-angle light coupled to the camera housing. A transmitter coupled within the camera housi…
View on Google Patents - Vehicular parking assist system using backup camera US-10974649-B2 2021 · MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC
A vehicular parking assist system includes a rear backup camera and a control having an image processor that processes image data captured by the rear backup camera. The control, as the vehicle is driven forward into a parking slo…
View on Google Patents - Systems and methods for streaming video from a rear view backup camera US-10710503-B2 2020 · VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC
A method may include detecting, by a mobile device, a first signal transmitted from a mobile device mount located in a vehicle and transmitting, by the mobile device and in response to detecting the first signal, a second signal t…
View on Google Patents - Trailer angle detection using rear backup camera US-10532698-B2 2020 · MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC
A method for determining trailer angle includes determining angles of a trailer hitch relative to a data recording device via an angle measuring device while the trailer hitch pivots about a hitch ball of the device. While the tra…
View on Google Patents - Backup camera system for a vehicle having a trailer hitch US-2020238912-A1 2020 · AISIN TECHNICAL CT AMERICA INC
A system and method for a vehicle having a trailer hitch includes at least one camera mounted to a rear of the vehicle, a display device, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry captures a video image from the at least …
View on Google Patents - Method for relocating vehicle backup camera US-9963085-B2 2018 · BUS BROWN INC
A liftgate is provided with a modular sensor housing that spans a substantial portion of the width of the liftgate. The sensor housing has a plurality of rearward-facing apertures adapted to permit the cameras and/or proximity sen…
View on Google Patents - Combined backup camera and driver alertness system for a vehicle US-8890956-B2 2014 · RAO MANOHARPRASAD K
A combined backup camera and driver alertness system for a vehicle includes an imaging device that is adapted to be supported on a vehicle for capturing images adjacent a rearward portion of the vehicle. A sensor is provided that …
View on Google Patents - Vehicle backup camera for viewing a mid-chassis mounted trailer hitching structure US-2013076007-A1 2013 · GOODE JOSEPH
A pick-up truck comprises a chassis, a rear axle attached to the chassis, a passenger cabin, a cargo bed, a trailer hitching structure, and a first image capturing device. The passenger cabin is attached to the chassis forward of …
View on Google Patents - Mounting bracket for a vehicle backup camera US-7883064-B2 2011 · AUDIOVOX CORP
A mounting bracket for a vehicle backup camera, including: a lengthwise portion; and a camera mounting portion connected to the lengthwise portion, the camera mounting portion including a protrusion, the protrusion forming a gap b…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a backup camera been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Vehicle accessories and travel gear differ in how they attach, fold, lock or secure items.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.