B60Y
Indexing scheme relating to aspects cross-cutting vehicle technology
B60Y (Indexing scheme relating to aspects cross-cutting vehicle technology) appears on 17,997 US grants and 20,953 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Y- Granted patents
- 17,997
- Published applications
- 20,953
- Assignees
- 3,514
- Inventors
- 32,941
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 41 | 0 |
| 1997 | 42 | 0 |
| 1998 | 53 | 0 |
| 1999 | 64 | 0 |
| 2000 | 76 | 0 |
| 2001 | 98 | 39 |
| 2002 | 106 | 140 |
| 2003 | 121 | 122 |
| 2004 | 102 | 168 |
| 2005 | 110 | 175 |
| 2006 | 133 | 203 |
| 2007 | 131 | 199 |
| 2008 | 130 | 270 |
| 2009 | 126 | 264 |
| 2010 | 218 | 344 |
| 2011 | 186 | 356 |
| 2012 | 254 | 508 |
| 2013 | 429 | 666 |
| 2014 | 562 | 736 |
| 2015 | 694 | 854 |
| 2016 | 723 | 1167 |
| 2017 | 1101 | 1864 |
| 2018 | 1377 | 1846 |
| 2019 | 1693 | 1848 |
| 2020 | 1612 | 1927 |
| 2021 | 1586 | 1580 |
| 2022 | 1487 | 1609 |
| 2023 | 1327 | 1370 |
| 2024 | 1291 | 1099 |
| 2025 | 1214 | 986 |
| 2026 | 592 | 613 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B60Y 2200/00Type of vehicleIndexing code12,144
- B60Y 2400/00Special features of vehicle unitsIndexing code4,673
- B60Y 2300/00Purposes or special features of road vehicle drive control systemsIndexing code2,557
- B60Y 2306/00Indexing scheme relating to aspects cross-cutting vehicle technology: other features of vehicleIndexing code1,795
- B60Y 2410/00Constructional features of vehicle sub-unitsIndexing code1,042
- B60Y 2304/00Optimising designIndexing code461
- B60Y 2302/00Responses or measures related to driver conditionsIndexing code222
Recent patents
- High voltage cable routing for electrified vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,140 B2Oshkosh Corporation
- Suspension control device, suspension control method, and suspension control system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,585 B2Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- Electrical hybridization of hydromechanical variable transmission6 Oct 2026US 12,752,618 B2Dana Italia S.R.L.
- Liquid tank for a liquid system of a vehicle, liquid system, and vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,620 B2Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Powertrain for an electric vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,746,816 B2Alpraaz AB
- High voltage cable routing for electrified vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306888 A1Oshkosh Corporation
- Transmission for an Electric Drive Train of a Motor Vehicle, Electric Drive Train and Motor Vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307476 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Handling machine with an energy storage device positioned under the drivers cab8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307964 A1Manitou Bf
- Blind spot warning system with hedging for promoting defensive driving8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311597 A1
- Smart irrigation system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293824 A1Realmfive, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Variable current limit control for vehicle electric drive system1,604US 6,492,785 B1Deere & Company · 2002
- Illuminated vehicle wheel with bearing seal slip ring assembly1,021US 8,322,901 B22012
- Autonomous vehicle with driver presence and physiological monitoring426US 8,874,301 B1Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2014
- Control of vehicular systems in response to anticipated conditions predicted using predetermined geo-referenced maps409US 5,995,895 ACase Corporation · 1999
- Hybrid vehicle289US 6,209,672 B1Paice LLC · 2001