B60K 2015/0458
Details of the tank inlet
Official title: {Details of the tank inlet}
B60K2015/0458 (Details of the tank inlet) appears on 587 US grants and 606 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60K 2015/0461Comprising a filler pipe shutterIndexing code151
- B60K 2015/048Arrangements for sealing the fuel inlet during fillingIndexing code125
- B60K 2015/047Manufacturing of the fuel inlet or connecting elements to fuel inletIndexing code102
- B60K 2015/0483Means to inhibit the introduction of too small or too big fillerIndexing code93
- B60K 2015/0474Arrangement of fuel filler pipes in relation to vehicle bodyIndexing code85
- B60K 2015/0477Details of the filler neck tank sideIndexing code63
- B60K 2015/0496The fuel inlet being arranged on the top of the fuel tankIndexing code36
- B60K 2015/0467Fuel tanks with more than one filler pipeIndexing code21
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- B60K 2015/049Means for determining the position of the filler nozzle in the fillerIndexing code18
- B60K 2015/0464Comprising a flexible or extendable filler pipesIndexing code16
- B60K 2015/0487Means to shield vehicle bodywork from fuelIndexing code14
- B60K 2015/0493Means for checking absence or presence of closure capIndexing code10
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Most cited
By later US patents
- On board refueling vapor recovery system101US 4,887,578 AColt Industries Inc. · 1989
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