B60K 15/0406
Filler caps for fuel tanks
Official title: {Filler caps for fuel tanks}
B60K15/0406 (Filler caps for fuel tanks) appears on 907 US grants and 647 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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| 2024 | 16 | 12 |
| 2025 | 14 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60K 2015/0419Self-sealing closure capsIndexing code184
- B60K 2015/0432Having a specific connection between the cap and the vehicle or tankIndexing code164
- B60K 2015/0451Sealing means in the closure capIndexing code146
- B60K 15/0409Provided with a lock137
- B60K 2015/0448Comprising spherical valve type closuresIndexing code4
- B60K 2015/0454Combined closing of the fuel inlet and bodywork inlet by one elementIndexing code4
Recent patents
- Motorcycle gas cap4 Aug 2026US 12,698,050 B1Pit Bull Products, Inc.
- Capless closure assembly for fuel-tank filler pipe26 May 2026US 12,636,950 B2Stant USA Corp.
- Saddle-type vehicle21 Apr 2026US 12,606,015 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for capless refueling system27 Jan 2026US 12,535,043 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Fuel tank and pump system4 Nov 2025US 12,460,610 B2Discovery Energy, LLC
- Device for sealing an opening of a tank, tank comprising an interface for receiving the device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307474 A1Reutter GmbH
- Cap assembly27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249680 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
- Motorcycle gas cap6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225679 A1Pit Bull Products, Inc.
- Vehicle inlet port door actuation23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210161 A1MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B. V.
- Method and System for Actuating a Motor Vehicle Closure Device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176911 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vented fuel tank cap and valve assembly186US 4,796,777 A1989
- Side-by-side all terrain vehicle107US 8,997,908 B2Polaris Industries Inc. · 2015
- Plastic article containing electrically conductive fibers105US 4,664,971 ANV Bekaert SA · 1987
- Power fuel tank cover for automobiles94US 5,234,122 A1993
- Waterproof structure for charging connector81US 5,501,607 AYazaki Corporation · 1996