B60L 2240/50
Related to clutches
Official title: related to clutches
B60L2240/50 (Related to clutches) appears on 526 US grants and 584 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 526
- Published applications
- 584
- Assignees
- 161
- Inventors
- 1,192
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 5 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 10 |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 12 |
| 2006 | 9 | 19 |
| 2007 | 9 | 22 |
| 2008 | 15 | 27 |
| 2009 | 10 | 24 |
| 2010 | 22 | 25 |
| 2011 | 24 | 18 |
| 2012 | 30 | 22 |
| 2013 | 24 | 52 |
| 2014 | 39 | 57 |
| 2015 | 52 | 47 |
| 2016 | 42 | 43 |
| 2017 | 39 | 19 |
| 2018 | 34 | 29 |
| 2019 | 23 | 15 |
| 2020 | 19 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 | 21 |
| 2023 | 11 | 22 |
| 2024 | 19 | 20 |
| 2025 | 21 | 27 |
| 2026 | 19 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Transmission shifting system and method22 Sep 2026US 12,741,549 B2Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
- Apparatus and method for control electric vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,715,307 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Sound and performance emulator for electric vehicles25 Aug 2026US 12,715,359 B22Electron S.R.L.
- Electric vehicle11 Aug 2026US 12,703,249 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle drive device11 Aug 2026US 12,703,343 B2Aisin Corporation
- Electric vehicle control device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296207 A1Hino Motors, Ltd.
- Axle disconnect with reserve power1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296217 A1Fca US LLC
- Methods and apparatus for utilizing a fluid coupling for heating and energy dissipation in electric vehicles27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249664 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Method for deceleration of an electrically driven vehicle30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217134 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
- Battery electric vehicle and storage medium2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184194 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hybrid gas turbine and internal combustion engine131US 8,141,360 B1Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. · 2012
- Engine automatic start stop control apparatus92US 6,532,926 B1Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2003
- Dual motor axle-driven generator system for electric vehicles89US 6,886,647 B12005
- Motor/generator unit applicable to automotive vehicle81US 6,184,603 B2Unisia Jecs Corporation · 2001
- Transmission80US 6,591,705 B1LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG · 2003