B60L 15/10
Methods, circuits, or devices for controlling the traction-motor speed of electrically-propelled vehicles
Official title: for automatic control superimposed on human control to limit the acceleration of the vehicle, e.g. to prevent excessive motor current (electric devices for safety purposes B60L3/00)
B60L15/10 (Methods, circuits, or devices for controlling the traction-motor speed of electrically-propelled vehicles) appears on 131 US grants and 159 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for speed control15 Sep 2026US 12,735,034 B2MAGNA Automotive Europe GmbH
- Limiting speed based on state of charge8 Sep 2026US 12,728,729 B2Textron Innovations Inc.
- Power supply system2 Jun 2026US 12,643,495 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
- Motor overload protection method, motor controller, vehicle, and storage medium19 May 2026US 12,633,862 B2BYD Company Limited
- Industrial truck having a lighting device, logistics system having multiple industrial trucks, methods for operating the lighting device and the logistics system10 Feb 2026US 12,545,178 B2Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
- Systems and methods for reducing electric drive noise, vibration and harshness16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200335 A1Deere & Company
- Control device for an electric machine, and associated method, electric machine and motor vehicle16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200336 A1Ampere S.A.S.
- Fuel cell system for a vehicle16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200369 A1Volvo Construction Equipment AB
- Vehicle connection circuit and vehicle battery structure2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184178 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Industrial truck having a lighting device, logistics system having multiple industrial trucks, methods for operating the lighting device and the logistics system21 May 2026US 2026/0138526 A1Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
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- Vehicle control unit and vehicle78US 7,138,774 B2Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha · 2006
- Electric vehicle and method for controlling the same57US 8,676,420 B2Panasonic Corporation · 2014
- Battery low capacity alarm device for use in an electric vehicle45US 5,819,864 ASeiko Epson Corporation · 1998