Y02T 90/14
Plug-in electric vehicles
Y02T90/14 (Plug-in electric vehicles) appears on 12,022 US grants and 15,104 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02T- Granted patents
- 12,022
- Published applications
- 15,104
- Assignees
- 2,781
- Inventors
- 19,319
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 43 | 0 |
| 1996 | 60 | 0 |
| 1997 | 61 | 0 |
| 1998 | 49 | 0 |
| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 45 | 0 |
| 2001 | 37 | 18 |
| 2002 | 47 | 26 |
| 2003 | 30 | 38 |
| 2004 | 34 | 61 |
| 2005 | 27 | 39 |
| 2006 | 37 | 59 |
| 2007 | 27 | 64 |
| 2008 | 27 | 106 |
| 2009 | 49 | 218 |
| 2010 | 77 | 382 |
| 2011 | 143 | 500 |
| 2012 | 228 | 786 |
| 2013 | 389 | 887 |
| 2014 | 489 | 954 |
| 2015 | 668 | 1078 |
| 2016 | 853 | 1038 |
| 2017 | 986 | 1038 |
| 2018 | 951 | 1109 |
| 2019 | 1083 | 1234 |
| 2020 | 979 | 1226 |
| 2021 | 1039 | 1093 |
| 2022 | 913 | 991 |
| 2023 | 837 | 999 |
| 2024 | 780 | 550 |
| 2025 | 570 | 383 |
| 2026 | 276 | 227 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Charge port device for vehicle1 Sep 2026US 12,722,507 B2Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Electric vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,715,304 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Thermal management system for wireless charging25 Aug 2026US 12,715,318 B2Oshkosh Corporation
- Wireless power transfer system25 Aug 2026US 12,715,319 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Active pairing method and device for wireless LAN-based smart charging or smart charging and discharging25 Aug 2026US 12,715,320 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Energy management system and methods27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249712 A1
- Charging device and charging system for an electric vehicle27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249714 A1Mahle International GmbH
- Emergency Release Mechanism27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249717 A1Aptiv Technologies AG
- Electric vehicle zero emission onboard charging system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249720 A1
- Method and device for connecting a connector of an electric vehicle charger to a socket of an electric vehicle27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249724 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Voltage converter control apparatus, and method1,440US 7,199,537 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha · 2007
- Apparatus, method and article for physical security of power storage devices in vehicles1,063US 8,560,147 B2Gogoro Inc. · 2013
- Electrical connector1,054US 5,558,533 AYazaki Corporation · 1996
- Electric wheeled apparatus1,045US 8,851,215 B2Makita Corporation · 2014
- Apparatus, method and article for authentication, security and control of power storage devices, such as batteries1,019US 9,182,244 B2Gogoro Inc. · 2015