Y04S 40/12
Systems for electrical power generation, transmission, distribution or end-user application management characterised
Official title: characterised by data transport means between the monitoring, controlling or managing units and monitored, controlled or operated electrical equipment
Y04S40/12 (Systems for electrical power generation, transmission, distribution or end-user application management characterised) appears on 2,777 US grants and 2,962 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y04S- Granted patents
- 2,777
- Published applications
- 2,962
- Assignees
- 1,175
- Inventors
- 5,312
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 22 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 5 |
| 2002 | 14 | 18 |
| 2003 | 11 | 44 |
| 2004 | 17 | 38 |
| 2005 | 23 | 27 |
| 2006 | 32 | 35 |
| 2007 | 25 | 45 |
| 2008 | 18 | 54 |
| 2009 | 23 | 57 |
| 2010 | 32 | 99 |
| 2011 | 32 | 130 |
| 2012 | 70 | 180 |
| 2013 | 93 | 192 |
| 2014 | 123 | 238 |
| 2015 | 114 | 178 |
| 2016 | 134 | 208 |
| 2017 | 202 | 213 |
| 2018 | 168 | 210 |
| 2019 | 230 | 203 |
| 2020 | 228 | 222 |
| 2021 | 225 | 225 |
| 2022 | 169 | 156 |
| 2023 | 166 | 85 |
| 2024 | 111 | 39 |
| 2025 | 77 | 37 |
| 2026 | 16 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Enhanced system and method for string balancing25 Aug 2026US 12,719,270 B2Tigo Energy Innovations LLC
- System for designing a low-voltage distribution network at a secondary unit substation25 Aug 2026US 12,719,307 B2WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
- Electrical power generating system16 Jun 2026US 12,658,711 B2BWR Innovations LLC
- Controllable electrical outlet having a resonant loop antenna26 May 2026US 12,640,457 B2Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Scalable rules-based object-oriented power system control scheme19 May 2026US 12,633,746 B2Cummins Power Generation Inc.
- Scalable rules-based object-oriented power system control scheme27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254245 A1Cummins Power Generation Inc.
- System, method, and apparatus for electric power grid and network management of grid elements30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219698 A1Causam Enterprises, Inc.
- System, method, and data packets for messaging for electric power grid elements over a secure internet protocol network23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211442 A1Causam Enterprises, Inc.
- Load control system responsive to location of an occupant and mobile devices16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202809 A1Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Remotely Controlled Electrical Power Generating System16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204917 A1BWR Innovations LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Engery management and building automation system884US 5,572,438 ATECO Energy Management Services · 1996
- Refrigeration monitor unit797US 6,453,687 B2Robertshaw Controls Company · 2002
- Energy management and home automation system750US 5,544,036 A1996
- Backhaul link for distributed antenna system604US 9,113,347 B2AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P. · 2015
- Magnetic coupling device and methods for use therewith475US 9,793,954 B2AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P. · 2017