B60H 1/3205
Control means therefor
Official title: {Control means therefor}
B60H1/3205 (Control means therefor) appears on 1,435 US grants and 1,438 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60H- Granted patents
- 1,435
- Published applications
- 1,438
- Assignees
- 301
- Inventors
- 2,665
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 20 |
| 2002 | 42 | 31 |
| 2003 | 31 | 42 |
| 2004 | 49 | 58 |
| 2005 | 27 | 39 |
| 2006 | 40 | 43 |
| 2007 | 21 | 36 |
| 2008 | 17 | 21 |
| 2009 | 14 | 31 |
| 2010 | 21 | 28 |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 |
| 2012 | 14 | 32 |
| 2013 | 21 | 40 |
| 2014 | 13 | 27 |
| 2015 | 19 | 57 |
| 2016 | 31 | 52 |
| 2017 | 47 | 73 |
| 2018 | 52 | 90 |
| 2019 | 74 | 124 |
| 2020 | 103 | 101 |
| 2021 | 86 | 93 |
| 2022 | 98 | 73 |
| 2023 | 72 | 95 |
| 2024 | 73 | 72 |
| 2025 | 71 | 65 |
| 2026 | 44 | 75 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60H 1/3208Vehicle drive related control of the compressor drive means470
- B60H 1/3211For increasing the efficiency of a vehicle refrigeration cycle214
- B60H 1/3213For increasing the efficiency in a vehicle heat pump211
- B60H 1/3207For minimizing the humidity of the air165
- B60H 1/3216For improving a change in operation duty of a compressor in a130
- B60H 1/321For preventing the freezing of a heat exchanger129
- B60H 1/322For improving the stop or idling operation of the engine87
- B60H 1/3214For improving the lubrication of a refrigerant compressor in a vehicle54
Recent patents
- Cooling system, vehicle and method of controlling cooling system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,604 B2Volvo Truck Corporation
- Integrated thermal management system and vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,666 B2BYD Company Limited
- System and method for controlling electric compressor for vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,746,799 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- System and method for controlling operation of a transport refrigeration unit in a vehicle8 Sep 2026US 12,728,702 B2Carrier Corporation
- Air conditioner system for electric motor vehicles1 Sep 2026US 12,722,455 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Electric vehicle compressor waste heat applications8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307463 A1Tesla, Inc.
- Heat pump system for vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296138 A1Hanon Systems
- Dehumidification control strategy24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285132 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Method and system for climate control system compressor17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274043 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Integrated control apparatus for vehicle cooling fluid module and control method thereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275898 A1Hanon Systems
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for controlling an electrically driven automotive air conditioner156US 4,667,480 AGeneral Electric Company · 1987
- Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle with thermoelectric dehumidifier in a double layer system130US 6,213,198 B1Denso Corporation · 2001
- Vehicle air conditioning and heating system providing engine on and engine off operation124US 6,889,762 B2Bergstrom, Inc. · 2005
- Refrigeration-cycle device123US 6,347,528 B1Denso Corporation · 2002
- Refrigeration control system112US 4,112,703 ABorg-Warner Corporation · 1978