H02J 7/60
Including safety or protection arrangements
Official title: including safety or protection arrangements
H02J7/60 (Including safety or protection arrangements) appears on 7,104 US grants and 9,004 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H02J- Granted patents
- 7,104
- Published applications
- 9,004
- Assignees
- 2,495
- Inventors
- 15,094
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 30 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | 65 | 0 |
| 1998 | 73 | 0 |
| 1999 | 83 | 0 |
| 2000 | 79 | 0 |
| 2001 | 75 | 21 |
| 2002 | 65 | 67 |
| 2003 | 81 | 75 |
| 2004 | 62 | 81 |
| 2005 | 50 | 130 |
| 2006 | 46 | 122 |
| 2007 | 51 | 136 |
| 2008 | 65 | 157 |
| 2009 | 112 | 192 |
| 2010 | 152 | 199 |
| 2011 | 122 | 220 |
| 2012 | 154 | 292 |
| 2013 | 169 | 361 |
| 2014 | 213 | 316 |
| 2015 | 282 | 371 |
| 2016 | 333 | 458 |
| 2017 | 349 | 476 |
| 2018 | 391 | 534 |
| 2019 | 473 | 516 |
| 2020 | 486 | 608 |
| 2021 | 472 | 571 |
| 2022 | 580 | 679 |
| 2023 | 423 | 675 |
| 2024 | 518 | 722 |
| 2025 | 479 | 597 |
| 2026 | 263 | 428 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H02J 7/663Using battery or load disconnect circuits2,642
- H02J 7/61Against overcharge1,624
- H02J 7/62Against overcurrent1,605
- H02J 7/63Against overdischarge1,280
- H02J 7/64Against overvoltage1,177
- H02J 7/65Against overtemperature1,114
- H02J 7/685Using connection detecting circuits657
- H02J 7/68Using circuits for correcting or protecting against reverse-polarity435
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