B60L 2260/20
Drive modes
Official title: Drive modes; Transition between modes
B60L2260/20 (Drive modes) appears on 2,749 US grants and 3,398 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 2,749
- Published applications
- 3,398
- Assignees
- 890
- Inventors
- 6,296
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 194 | 200 |
| 2025 | 207 | 236 |
| 2026 | 131 | 170 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60L 2260/28Four wheel or all wheel driveIndexing code805
- B60L 2260/32Auto pilot modeIndexing code743
- B60L 2260/26Transition between different drive modesIndexing code736
- B60L 2260/22StandstillIndexing code272
- B60L 2260/34Stabilising upright position of vehiclesIndexing code193
- B60L 2260/24Coasting modeIndexing code138
- B60L 2260/30Engine braking emulationIndexing code43
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