B60L 50/10
Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle: using propulsion power supplied
Official title: using propulsion power supplied by engine-driven generators, e.g. generators driven by combustion engines
B60L50/10 (Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle: using propulsion power supplied) appears on 5,417 US grants and 5,899 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 5,417
- Published applications
- 5,899
- Assignees
- 1,047
- Inventors
- 9,044
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 58 | 0 |
| 1999 | 62 | 0 |
| 2000 | 67 | 0 |
| 2001 | 67 | 40 |
| 2002 | 103 | 81 |
| 2003 | 72 | 115 |
| 2004 | 82 | 119 |
| 2005 | 87 | 128 |
| 2006 | 100 | 164 |
| 2007 | 103 | 190 |
| 2008 | 123 | 255 |
| 2009 | 136 | 281 |
| 2010 | 186 | 353 |
| 2011 | 242 | 308 |
| 2012 | 253 | 376 |
| 2013 | 324 | 412 |
| 2014 | 330 | 413 |
| 2015 | 411 | 491 |
| 2016 | 387 | 385 |
| 2017 | 369 | 305 |
| 2018 | 348 | 282 |
| 2019 | 301 | 212 |
| 2020 | 221 | 210 |
| 2021 | 171 | 177 |
| 2022 | 185 | 189 |
| 2023 | 140 | 115 |
| 2024 | 138 | 139 |
| 2025 | 127 | 96 |
| 2026 | 59 | 63 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60L 50/16With provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion3,960
- B60L 50/15With additional electric power supply926
- B60L 50/13Using ac generators and ac motors329
- B60L 50/11Using dc generators and dc motors73
- B60L 50/12Using ac generators and dc motors57
- B60L 50/14Using dc generators and ac motors39
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