B60L 50/62
Charged by low-power generators primarily intended to support the batteries
Official title: charged by low-power generators primarily intended to support the batteries, e.g. range extenders
B60L50/62 (Charged by low-power generators primarily intended to support the batteries) appears on 498 US grants and 571 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 498
- Published applications
- 571
- Assignees
- 219
- Inventors
- 1,123
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 8 | 5 |
| 2003 | 7 | 9 |
| 2004 | 8 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 11 |
| 2006 | 7 | 13 |
| 2007 | 8 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 | 14 |
| 2009 | 7 | 20 |
| 2010 | 11 | 25 |
| 2011 | 12 | 34 |
| 2012 | 13 | 43 |
| 2013 | 39 | 55 |
| 2014 | 28 | 39 |
| 2015 | 40 | 42 |
| 2016 | 31 | 26 |
| 2017 | 29 | 17 |
| 2018 | 29 | 17 |
| 2019 | 11 | 36 |
| 2020 | 18 | 14 |
| 2021 | 27 | 28 |
| 2022 | 30 | 31 |
| 2023 | 23 | 29 |
| 2024 | 23 | 19 |
| 2025 | 21 | 17 |
| 2026 | 5 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for charging an electric vehicle from multiple sources25 Aug 2026US 12,715,423 B2Scout Motors Inc.
- Range extension system12 May 2026US 12,626,938 B2
- Physics-based dimension reduction strategies for online torque optimization in electrified vehicles7 Apr 2026US 12,594,841 B2Fca US LLC
- Method for controlling range extender, and related device31 Mar 2026US 12,589,760 B2Beijing Co Wheels Technology Co., Ltd.
- Physics-based dimension reduction strategies for online torque optimization in electrified vehicles24 Feb 2026US 12,558,971 B2Fca US LLC
- Extending range of a robotic electric vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296219 A1Textron Systems Corporation
- Range extender for battery electric vehicle3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257566 A1
- Energy management system and methods27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249712 A1
- Method for operating a range extender of a motor vehicle, corresponding control device and corresponding motor vehicle6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225576 A1
- Motor vehicle comprising an electric energy storage device and a range extender, and method for operating such a motor vehicle30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217104 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Autonomous lawn mower445US 5,204,814 AMobot, Inc. · 1993
- Battery powered electric vehicle and electrical supply system331US 5,642,270 AWavedriver Limited · 1997
- System and method for minimizing energy consumption in hybrid vehicles285US 7,013,205 B1International Business Machines Corporation · 2006
- Method and apparatus for adaptive hybrid vehicle control250US 6,242,873 B1Azure Dynamics, Inc. · 2001
- Fuel consumption control for charge depletion hybrid electric vehicles189US 6,116,363 AFrank Transportation Technology, LLC · 2000