Y02B 70/30
Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information
Official title: Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
Y02B70/30 (Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information) appears on 5,642 US grants and 6,476 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02B- Granted patents
- 5,642
- Published applications
- 6,476
- Assignees
- 2,111
- Inventors
- 10,123
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 24 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 32 | 0 |
| 1983 | 24 | 0 |
| 1984 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 32 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | 35 | 0 |
| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 42 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 12 |
| 2002 | 39 | 48 |
| 2003 | 30 | 101 |
| 2004 | 50 | 143 |
| 2005 | 43 | 68 |
| 2006 | 77 | 66 |
| 2007 | 69 | 91 |
| 2008 | 61 | 112 |
| 2009 | 65 | 159 |
| 2010 | 84 | 231 |
| 2011 | 95 | 341 |
| 2012 | 167 | 455 |
| 2013 | 222 | 556 |
| 2014 | 284 | 505 |
| 2015 | 345 | 460 |
| 2016 | 399 | 538 |
| 2017 | 387 | 411 |
| 2018 | 539 | 472 |
| 2019 | 459 | 383 |
| 2020 | 382 | 406 |
| 2021 | 349 | 317 |
| 2022 | 255 | 212 |
| 2023 | 272 | 179 |
| 2024 | 196 | 99 |
| 2025 | 128 | 74 |
| 2026 | 51 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for actively managing electric power supply for an electric power grid29 Sep 2026US 12,748,450 B2Causam Enterprises, Inc.
- System and methods for actively managing electric power over an electric power grid29 Sep 2026US 12,748,451 B2Causam Enterprises, Inc.
- Strategic rationing of vehicle energy for supporting household loads during power outages22 Sep 2026US 12,744,388 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Activating display and performing additional function in mobile terminal with one-time user input1 Sep 2026US 12,725,184 B2Firstface Co., Ltd.
- Operation control system, operation control apparatus, and operation control method25 Aug 2026US 12,716,601 B2Daikin Industries, Ltd.
- Scalable rules-based object-oriented power system control scheme27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254245 A1Cummins Power Generation Inc.
- Proactive intelligent load shedding13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238008 A1Operation Technology, Inc.
- Battery management system for battery powered equipment13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238033 A1Briggs & Stratton Corporation
- System, method, and apparatus for electric power grid and network management of grid elements30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219698 A1Causam Enterprises, Inc.
- Methods for monitoring and controlling multiple microgrid systems30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221935 A1Unirac, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Expandable home automation system1,640US 5,086,385 ACustom Command Systems · 1992
- System and method for powering an information handling system in multiple power states1,184US 8,063,619 B2Dell Products L. P. · 2011
- Smart electric vehicle (EV) charging and grid integration apparatus and methods998US 9,026,347 B2The Regents of the University of California · 2015
- Engery management and building automation system884US 5,572,438 ATECO Energy Management Services · 1996
- Refrigeration monitor unit797US 6,453,687 B2Robertshaw Controls Company · 2002