B60W 20/16
For reducing engine exhaust emissions
Official title: for reducing engine exhaust emissions
B60W20/16 (For reducing engine exhaust emissions) appears on 498 US grants and 635 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60W- Granted patents
- 498
- Published applications
- 635
- Assignees
- 120
- Inventors
- 1,128
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 9 | 43 |
| 2014 | 24 | 34 |
| 2015 | 32 | 34 |
| 2016 | 36 | 38 |
| 2017 | 34 | 48 |
| 2018 | 32 | 33 |
| 2019 | 37 | 55 |
| 2020 | 47 | 54 |
| 2021 | 32 | 35 |
| 2022 | 43 | 59 |
| 2023 | 47 | 69 |
| 2024 | 42 | 39 |
| 2025 | 41 | 36 |
| 2026 | 28 | 32 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for migitating emissions generated by hybrid vehicles6 Oct 2026US 12,752,768 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Methods and systems for managing and controlling emissions in a hybrid system25 Aug 2026US 12,715,425 B2Cummins Inc.
- Emissions management for diesel series hybrid powertrains25 Aug 2026US 12,715,426 B2Cummins Inc.
- Method for optimizing the energy consumption of a motor vehicle11 Aug 2026US 12,703,346 B2Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Vehicle control device4 Aug 2026US 12,697,959 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Control device for vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285291 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Prime mover systems including variable speed clutches for alternators and methods of controlling same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280456 A1Cummins Inc.
- Exhaust system state determination method and exhaust system state determination device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258745 A1Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Method for determining condition of exhaust system, and device for determining condition of exhaust system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258746 A1Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Method for controlling battery of series hybrid vehicle, and series hybrid vehicle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241915 A1Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hybrid vehicle with cylinder deactivation49US 8,892,330 B2Tula Technology, Inc. · 2014
- Hybrid vehicle with cylinder deactivation39US 8,464,690 B2Tula Technology, Inc. · 2013
- Method and system for engine control33US 9,346,451 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2016
- Hybrid vehicle engine start/stop system27US 10,272,909 B1Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2019
- Particulate filter aftertreatment of diesel engine exhaust24US 6,912,848 B2General Electric Company · 2005