B60K 15/03
Fuel tanks
B60K15/03 (Fuel tanks) appears on 6,521 US grants and 6,041 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 6,521
- Published applications
- 6,041
- Assignees
- 1,593
- Inventors
- 10,625
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 173 | 60 |
| 2002 | 143 | 135 |
| 2003 | 127 | 164 |
| 2004 | 119 | 157 |
| 2005 | 133 | 176 |
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| 2023 | 240 | 241 |
| 2024 | 212 | 236 |
| 2025 | 193 | 211 |
| 2026 | 127 | 163 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60K 15/04Tank inlets2,311
- B60K 15/035Characterised by venting means1,895
- B60K 2015/03328Arrangements or special measures related to fuel tanks or fuel handlingIndexing code1,322
- B60K 15/063Arrangement of tanks999
- B60K 15/077With means modifying or controlling distribution or motion of fuel584
- B60K 15/03177Made of non-metallic material580
- B60K 15/03006Gas tanks531
- B60K 2015/0321Characterised by special sensors, the mounting thereofIndexing code454
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- B60K 2015/03256Characterised by special valves, the mounting thereofIndexing code428
- B60K 2015/03118Multiple tanks, i.e. two or more separate tanksIndexing code354
- B60K 2015/03032Manufacturing of fuel tanksIndexing code329
- B60K 2015/03309Tanks specially adapted for particular fuelsIndexing code274
- B60K 2015/0319With electronic systemsIndexing code240
- B60K 2015/03236Characterised by special filters, the mounting thereofIndexing code233
- B60K 2015/03486Characterised by the materials the tank or parts thereof are essentially madeIndexing code191
- B60K 2015/03243Characterised by special pumps, the mounting thereofIndexing code188
- B60K 15/073Tank construction specially adapted to the vehicle154
- B60K 2015/03105With supplementary interior tanks inside the fuel tankIndexing code147
- B60K 15/06Characterised by fuel reserve systems143
- B60K 2015/03111Swirl potsIndexing code107
- B60K 2015/03072Arrangements for reducing evaporationIndexing code41
- B60K 2015/03164Modular concepts for fuel tanksIndexing code31
- B60K 2015/03171Expansion tanksIndexing code25
- B60K 2015/03184Exchangeable tanks, i.e. the empty tank is replaced by refilled tankIndexing code14
- B60K 2015/03098With a device for mixing liquids in the fuel tankIndexing code5
- B60K 2015/03092With latent heat storages to reduce the evaporation of fuelIndexing code3
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
- 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
- Bi-directional vent and overpressure relief valve153US 5,249,598 AVernay Laboratories, Inc. · 1993