B60L 53/80
Exchanging energy storage elements
Official title: Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
B60L53/80 (Exchanging energy storage elements) appears on 1,377 US grants and 2,155 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60L- Granted patents
- 1,377
- Published applications
- 2,155
- Assignees
- 665
- Inventors
- 3,457
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 10 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 10 |
| 2004 | 7 | 14 |
| 2005 | 4 | 12 |
| 2006 | 9 | 15 |
| 2007 | 8 | 13 |
| 2008 | 6 | 13 |
| 2009 | 6 | 17 |
| 2010 | 8 | 32 |
| 2011 | 14 | 40 |
| 2012 | 15 | 65 |
| 2013 | 29 | 60 |
| 2014 | 40 | 46 |
| 2015 | 59 | 63 |
| 2016 | 67 | 69 |
| 2017 | 68 | 88 |
| 2018 | 49 | 96 |
| 2019 | 84 | 115 |
| 2020 | 83 | 126 |
| 2021 | 79 | 140 |
| 2022 | 111 | 189 |
| 2023 | 112 | 251 |
| 2024 | 142 | 286 |
| 2025 | 160 | 259 |
| 2026 | 123 | 132 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) landing systems6 Oct 2026US 12,756,053 B2United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- Replacement battery and operating method thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,741,558 B2LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Battery placement for electric refuse vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,562 B2Oshkosh Corporation
- Battery swap device and battery swap system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,616 B2Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
- Battery reuse management system22 Sep 2026US 12,743,911 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Automated vehicle integration of battery string8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307528 A1PACCAR Inc
- Systems and methods for locking battery unit and electric vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307529 A1Staad Groep B.V.
- Battery placement for electrified vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296259 A1Oshkosh Corporation
- Work machine comprising a removable power supply unit1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296857 A1Manitou Bf
- Holding structure, battery module, and machine body1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302485 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus, method and article for physical security of power storage devices in vehicles1,063US 8,560,147 B2Gogoro Inc. · 2013
- Electric wheeled apparatus1,045US 8,851,215 B2Makita Corporation · 2014
- Apparatus, method and article for authentication, security and control of power storage devices, such as batteries1,019US 9,182,244 B2Gogoro Inc. · 2015
- Battery changing system for electric battery-powered vehicles355US 5,163,537 ASimmons-Rand Company · 1992
- Systems and methods for UAV battery exchange269US 9,139,310 B1Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. · 2015