B60L 53/31
Charging columns specially adapted for electric vehicles
B60L53/31 (Charging columns specially adapted for electric vehicles) appears on 883 US grants and 1,460 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 883
- Published applications
- 1,460
- Assignees
- 573
- Inventors
- 2,729
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2022 | 79 | 109 |
| 2023 | 58 | 143 |
| 2024 | 71 | 171 |
| 2025 | 83 | 138 |
| 2026 | 52 | 130 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Charging apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307516 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Modular and deployable electric vehicle charging island system and associated devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307517 A1Prologis, L.P.
- Smart post system for vehicle authentication and charging/fueling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307526 A1Prologis, L.P.
- Cable management in vehicle charging systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312392 A1Prologis, L.P.
- Power distribution and direct current charging1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296238 A1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Connection system and connection method for an electric automotive vehicle509US 5,821,731 ASumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. · 1998
- Combined parking meter and electric-vehicle battery charger with remote status receiver366US 5,563,491 A1996
- Traction battery charging with inductive coupling321US 5,594,318 ANorvik Traction Inc. · 1997
- Electronic parking meter and electric automobile recharging station306US 6,081,205 A2000
- Charging station for hybrid powered vehicles276US 6,614,204 B22003