B60K 15/03504
Adapted to avoid loss of fuel or fuel vapour
Official title: {adapted to avoid loss of fuel or fuel vapour, e.g. with vapour recovery systems}
B60K15/03504 (Adapted to avoid loss of fuel or fuel vapour) appears on 947 US grants and 815 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 947
- Published applications
- 815
- Assignees
- 275
- Inventors
- 1,550
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 13 | 13 |
| 2025 | 15 | 12 |
| 2026 | 10 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fuel overfill recovery apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,728,717 B2
- Systems and methods for integrated fuel fill vent valve and fuel filling and vapor control25 Aug 2026US 12,715,756 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- In-vehicle fuel tank device and utility vehicle11 Aug 2026US 12,703,241 B2Kubota Corporation
- Evaporative emissions control for a vehicle28 Jul 2026US 12,692,831 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Frame assembly for a utility vehicle16 Jun 2026US 12,654,775 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Fuel tank20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241787 A1Suzuki Motor Corporation
- Fuel tank20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242023 A1Suzuki Motor Corporation
- Sealed fuel tank system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175675 A1Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Filler neck integrated with a corrugated pipe and a method of manufacturing the same25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175676 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Canister11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158903 A1Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- On board refueling vapor recovery system101US 4,887,578 AColt Industries Inc. · 1989
- Fuel vapor recovery system96US 5,806,500 AFord Motor Company · 1998
- Vaporized fuel control apparatus for internal combustion engines89US 4,817,576 ANippondenso Co., Ltd. · 1989
- Fuel fill vapor recovery system with differential pressure control valve83US 5,462,100 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1995
- Onboard vapor recovery detection78US 5,782,275 AGilbarco Inc. · 1998