Y04S 40/00
Systems for electrical power generation, transmission, distribution or end-user application management characterised
Official title: Systems for electrical power generation, transmission, distribution or end-user application management characterised by the use of communication or information technologies, or communication or information technology specific aspects supporting them
Y04S40/00 (Systems for electrical power generation, transmission, distribution or end-user application management characterised) appears on 6,957 US grants and 8,007 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y04S- Granted patents
- 6,957
- Published applications
- 8,007
- Assignees
- 2,556
- Inventors
- 13,219
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 24 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | 25 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 35 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 17 |
| 2002 | 23 | 63 |
| 2003 | 34 | 112 |
| 2004 | 37 | 118 |
| 2005 | 67 | 97 |
| 2006 | 76 | 128 |
| 2007 | 81 | 157 |
| 2008 | 72 | 168 |
| 2009 | 75 | 153 |
| 2010 | 127 | 218 |
| 2011 | 122 | 294 |
| 2012 | 189 | 420 |
| 2013 | 232 | 437 |
| 2014 | 331 | 537 |
| 2015 | 370 | 522 |
| 2016 | 348 | 545 |
| 2017 | 452 | 561 |
| 2018 | 468 | 556 |
| 2019 | 623 | 613 |
| 2020 | 590 | 662 |
| 2021 | 541 | 624 |
| 2022 | 450 | 375 |
| 2023 | 476 | 256 |
| 2024 | 340 | 165 |
| 2025 | 244 | 143 |
| 2026 | 72 | 66 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multi-level video processing within a vehicular communication network29 Sep 2026US 12,749,358 B2Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
- Fire service and equipment inspection test and maintenance system and method22 Sep 2026US 12,741,169 B2
- System and method for server based control15 Sep 2026US 12,739,303 B2May Patents Ltd.
- Method for generating a reduced equivalent model of an electric power network for SCED and SCUC applications25 Aug 2026US 12,717,983 B2The Curators of the University of Missouri
- Enhanced system and method for string balancing25 Aug 2026US 12,719,270 B2Tigo Energy Innovations LLC
- System and method for server based control24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292027 A1May Patents Ltd.
- System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281739 A1Digital Global Systems, Inc.
- System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281741 A1Digital Global Systems, Inc.
- Authentication systems and methods for generating flight regulations27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253088 A1Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
- Scalable rules-based object-oriented power system control scheme27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254245 A1Cummins Power Generation Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rechargeable battery pack and operating system1,445US 7,941,865 B2Black & Decker Inc. · 2011
- Diagnostic hardware for serial datalink1,169US 5,124,990 ACaterpillar Inc. · 1992
- Information management and security system1,052US 5,629,981 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1997
- Data object store and server for a cloud storage environment, including data deduplication and data management across multiple cloud storage sites1,016US 8,285,681 B2Commvault Systems, Inc. · 2012
- Engery management and building automation system884US 5,572,438 ATECO Energy Management Services · 1996