B60S 5/06
Supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles
Official title: Supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles (exchanging batteries for electric propulsion of vehicles B60L53/80)
B60S5/06 (Supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles) appears on 124 US grants and 242 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60S- Granted patents
- 124
- Published applications
- 242
- Assignees
- 118
- Inventors
- 469
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 21 |
| 2020 | 13 | 18 |
| 2021 | 11 | 24 |
| 2022 | 10 | 22 |
| 2023 | 17 | 38 |
| 2024 | 26 | 56 |
| 2025 | 18 | 28 |
| 2026 | 17 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Battery swap device and battery swap system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,616 B2Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
- Mobile equipment optimized for a swappable battery solution15 Sep 2026US 12,735,001 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Battery swap apparatus and battery swap system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,524 B2Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
- Battery swapping device, battery swapping station and battery swapping method18 Aug 2026US 12,709,181 B2Aulton New Energy Automotive Technology Group
- Thermally triggered adhesive release for battery service18 Aug 2026US 12,712,214 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Electric bus battery interchange system and method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233634 A1New Flyer Industries Canada ULC
- Method for replacing on-vehicle battery, on-vehicle battery replacement apparatus, and cart used for replacing on-vehicle battery6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225565 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Replacement Battery and Operating Method Thereof9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192694 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Battery replacement device, battery replacement method, and program9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192700 A1Folofly Inc.
- Quick-swap device, battery pack, electric vehicle and control method therefor9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192701 A1Aulton New Energy Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Battery exchange apparatus78US 6,498,457 B1Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2002
- Battery charging and handling system for electric vehicles69US 6,094,028 AIndustrial Technology Research Institute · 2000
- Trailer mounted battery range extender for electric truck tractor29US 10,752,102 B22020
- Multiblock robot system29US 6,934,603 B12005
- Robotics for rotating energy cells in vehicles24US 10,850,713 B2SynCells, Inc. · 2020