B60K 6/22
Characterised by apparatus, components or means specially adapted for hevs
Official title: characterised by apparatus, components or means specially adapted for HEVs
B60K6/22 (Characterised by apparatus, components or means specially adapted for hevs) appears on 8,542 US grants and 9,437 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60K- Granted patents
- 8,542
- Published applications
- 9,437
- Assignees
- 1,201
- Inventors
- 11,861
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 54 | 0 |
| 1999 | 73 | 0 |
| 2000 | 64 | 0 |
| 2001 | 89 | 52 |
| 2002 | 134 | 150 |
| 2003 | 150 | 139 |
| 2004 | 121 | 165 |
| 2005 | 102 | 191 |
| 2006 | 148 | 217 |
| 2007 | 191 | 294 |
| 2008 | 160 | 339 |
| 2009 | 194 | 479 |
| 2010 | 255 | 450 |
| 2011 | 272 | 333 |
| 2012 | 421 | 270 |
| 2013 | 381 | 308 |
| 2014 | 329 | 272 |
| 2015 | 346 | 453 |
| 2016 | 343 | 540 |
| 2017 | 461 | 569 |
| 2018 | 445 | 563 |
| 2019 | 563 | 692 |
| 2020 | 597 | 733 |
| 2021 | 630 | 625 |
| 2022 | 616 | 545 |
| 2023 | 447 | 378 |
| 2024 | 354 | 269 |
| 2025 | 294 | 220 |
| 2026 | 172 | 191 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60K 6/36Characterised by the transmission gearings3,630
- B60K 6/38Characterised by the driveline clutches2,965
- B60K 6/26Characterised by the motors or the generators2,779
- B60K 6/40Characterised by the assembly or relative disposition of components2,065
- B60K 6/28Characterised by the electric energy storing means1,121
- B60K 6/24Characterised by the combustion engines692
- B60K 6/32Characterised by the fuel cells154
- B60K 6/30Characterised by chargeable mechanical accumulators147
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