B60K 2015/03328
Arrangements or special measures related to fuel tanks or fuel handling
Official title: {Arrangements or special measures related to fuel tanks or fuel handling}
B60K2015/03328 (Arrangements or special measures related to fuel tanks or fuel handling) appears on 1,322 US grants and 1,376 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60K 2015/03453For fixing or mounting parts of the fuel tank togetherIndexing code493
- B60K 2015/0344Comprising bafflesIndexing code164
- B60K 2015/03447For improving the sealingIndexing code118
- B60K 2015/03381For preventing explosionsIndexing code78
- B60K 2015/03401For preventing electrostatic chargesIndexing code75
- B60K 2015/03375To improve securityIndexing code68
- B60K 2015/03407To protect tanks against projectilesIndexing code67
- B60K 2015/03348For supplying additives to fuelIndexing code66
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- B60K 2015/03427For heating fuelIndexing code62
- B60K 2015/03414Associated with the fuel tank for cooling heated fuelIndexing code43
- B60K 2015/03361For checking the quality or quantity of fuel during filling of fuelIndexing code39
- B60K 2015/03473For draining or emptying a fuel tankIndexing code39
- B60K 2015/03368For preventing overfilling of tanksIndexing code38
- B60K 2015/0348For returning the fuel from the motorIndexing code28
- B60K 2015/03434For preventing theft of fuelIndexing code27
- B60K 2015/03335For fast filling of fuel tanksIndexing code26
- B60K 2015/03421To protect the fuel tank against heatIndexing code21
- B60K 2015/03394For preventing expulsion of fuel during filling of the tankIndexing code19
- B60K 2015/03388In case of a roll over of the vehicleIndexing code18
- B60K 2015/03355For supplying different types of fuelIndexing code14
- B60K 2015/03342To allow automatic or robotised filling of the tankIndexing code6
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