B60K 28/00
Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles
Official title: Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions (electric safety devices on electrically-propelled vehicles B60L3/00)
B60K28/00 (Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles) appears on 2,141 US grants and 1,837 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 2,141
- Published applications
- 1,837
- Assignees
- 673
- Inventors
- 4,494
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | 47 | 0 |
| 1992 | 44 | 0 |
| 1993 | 45 | 0 |
| 1994 | 47 | 0 |
| 1995 | 34 | 0 |
| 1996 | 43 | 0 |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 |
| 1998 | 46 | 0 |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36 | 7 |
| 2002 | 42 | 44 |
| 2003 | 39 | 37 |
| 2004 | 38 | 58 |
| 2005 | 33 | 37 |
| 2006 | 27 | 60 |
| 2007 | 35 | 35 |
| 2008 | 42 | 42 |
| 2009 | 32 | 45 |
| 2010 | 33 | 47 |
| 2011 | 25 | 36 |
| 2012 | 44 | 37 |
| 2013 | 42 | 58 |
| 2014 | 48 | 69 |
| 2015 | 65 | 93 |
| 2016 | 69 | 60 |
| 2017 | 63 | 95 |
| 2018 | 72 | 79 |
| 2019 | 95 | 102 |
| 2020 | 86 | 154 |
| 2021 | 88 | 131 |
| 2022 | 131 | 121 |
| 2023 | 103 | 125 |
| 2024 | 124 | 85 |
| 2025 | 94 | 89 |
| 2026 | 50 | 91 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60K 28/10Responsive to conditions relating to the vehicle1,293
- B60K 28/02Responsive to conditions relating to the driver804
- B60K 2028/003Inhibiting the starter motorIndexing code34
- B60K 28/08Responsive to conditions relating to the cargo30
- B60K 2028/006Disconnecting the electric power supplyIndexing code21
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