B60K 15/00
Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel
Official title: Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines {or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells}; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
B60K15/00 (Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel) appears on 6,684 US grants and 6,151 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 6,684
- Published applications
- 6,151
- Assignees
- 1,640
- Inventors
- 10,903
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 43 | 0 |
| 1977 | 42 | 0 |
| 1978 | 31 | 0 |
| 1979 | 37 | 0 |
| 1980 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | 51 | 0 |
| 1982 | 36 | 0 |
| 1983 | 34 | 0 |
| 1984 | 37 | 0 |
| 1985 | 47 | 0 |
| 1986 | 40 | 0 |
| 1987 | 55 | 0 |
| 1988 | 70 | 0 |
| 1989 | 87 | 0 |
| 1990 | 65 | 0 |
| 1991 | 72 | 0 |
| 1992 | 65 | 0 |
| 1993 | 81 | 0 |
| 1994 | 62 | 0 |
| 1995 | 86 | 0 |
| 1996 | 77 | 0 |
| 1997 | 82 | 0 |
| 1998 | 115 | 0 |
| 1999 | 143 | 0 |
| 2000 | 118 | 0 |
| 2001 | 178 | 62 |
| 2002 | 147 | 139 |
| 2003 | 132 | 168 |
| 2004 | 121 | 162 |
| 2005 | 137 | 180 |
| 2006 | 121 | 176 |
| 2007 | 108 | 155 |
| 2008 | 81 | 164 |
| 2009 | 92 | 232 |
| 2010 | 116 | 204 |
| 2011 | 105 | 223 |
| 2012 | 140 | 215 |
| 2013 | 204 | 254 |
| 2014 | 212 | 255 |
| 2015 | 242 | 308 |
| 2016 | 250 | 358 |
| 2017 | 311 | 384 |
| 2018 | 323 | 361 |
| 2019 | 334 | 366 |
| 2020 | 356 | 370 |
| 2021 | 315 | 280 |
| 2022 | 283 | 272 |
| 2023 | 247 | 246 |
| 2024 | 214 | 238 |
| 2025 | 196 | 213 |
| 2026 | 127 | 166 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Liquid tank for a liquid system of a vehicle, liquid system, and vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,620 B2Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Utility vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,864 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Structural optimization method for a fuel system filling assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,753,065 B2OPmobility C-Power Belgium Research
- Opening/closing apparatus for discharge line of fuel cell electric vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,746,814 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Fuel pump hanger assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,746,815 B21340126 Ontario Inc.
- Combined fuel level sending unit and fuel fill limit vent valve8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307473 A1Whitecap Industries, Inc.
- Device for sealing an opening of a tank, tank comprising an interface for receiving the device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307474 A1Reutter GmbH
- Power export system for a military vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307475 A1Oshkosh Defense, LLC
- Handling machine with an energy storage device positioned under the drivers cab8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307964 A1Manitou Bf
- Securing Element, Pressure Vessel System and Motor Vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309283 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Most cited
By later US patents
- Four-wheeled buggy248US 5,327,989 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1994
- Motor vehicle fuel tank212US 4,357,027 AInternational Harvester Company · 1982
- Safety and venting cap for vehicle fuel tanks206US 4,457,325 AGT Development Corporation · 1984
- Vented fuel tank cap and valve assembly186US 4,796,777 A1989
- Hybrid electric propulsion system164US 5,172,784 A1992