Y02T 10/62
Hybrid vehicles
Y02T10/62 (Hybrid vehicles) appears on 14,787 US grants and 15,978 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02T- Granted patents
- 14,787
- Published applications
- 15,978
- Assignees
- 1,706
- Inventors
- 16,892
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 27 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 25 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 36 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 50 | 0 |
| 1997 | 41 | 0 |
| 1998 | 98 | 0 |
| 1999 | 135 | 0 |
| 2000 | 126 | 0 |
| 2001 | 162 | 86 |
| 2002 | 251 | 263 |
| 2003 | 246 | 260 |
| 2004 | 217 | 324 |
| 2005 | 225 | 396 |
| 2006 | 290 | 415 |
| 2007 | 323 | 540 |
| 2008 | 294 | 637 |
| 2009 | 354 | 823 |
| 2010 | 472 | 875 |
| 2011 | 524 | 751 |
| 2012 | 739 | 754 |
| 2013 | 833 | 977 |
| 2014 | 862 | 898 |
| 2015 | 969 | 1095 |
| 2016 | 873 | 971 |
| 2017 | 938 | 845 |
| 2018 | 818 | 889 |
| 2019 | 847 | 833 |
| 2020 | 782 | 744 |
| 2021 | 670 | 724 |
| 2022 | 689 | 669 |
| 2023 | 602 | 553 |
| 2024 | 466 | 311 |
| 2025 | 426 | 207 |
| 2026 | 141 | 138 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Drive train for a vehicle1 Sep 2026US 12,722,621 B2Oshkosh Defense, LLC
- Method for operating a vehicle and for decoupling a hybrid drive train from an energy supply of the vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,715,278 B2Audi AG
- Vehicle driving assembly and vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,715,283 B2Traton AB
- System and method for range extended electric vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,715,420 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Independent wheel hybrid optimization25 Aug 2026US 12,715,424 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Prime mover systems including variable speed clutches for alternators and methods of controlling same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280456 A1Cummins Inc.
- Hybrid power system and vehicle including the same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249677 A1BYD Company Limited
- Energy management system and methods27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249712 A1
- Control device for vehicle27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249850 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- 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
- Variable current limit control for vehicle electric drive system1,604US 6,492,785 B1Deere & Company · 2002
- Hybrid electric vehicle510US 5,343,970 A1994
- Autonomous lawn mower445US 5,204,814 AMobot, Inc. · 1993
- System and method for powering a hydraulic pump357US 8,997,904 B2General Electric Company · 2015
- Hybrid vehicle with battery charge control relative to a driving route352US 5,778,326 AKabushikikaisha Equos Research · 1998