- All sections
- B - Performing operations; transporting
- B60W - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function; control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles; road vehicle drive control systems for purposes not related to the control of a particular sub-unit
- B60W 20/40 - Controlling the engagement or disengagement of prime movers, e.g. for transition between prime movers
Patent holdings for IPC class B60W 20/40
Total number of patents in this class: 1253
10-year publication summary
59
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160
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178
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210
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157
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126
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138
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121
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108
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19
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2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Principal owners for this class
Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
---|---|---|
Toyota Motor Corporation | 28582 |
195 |
Ford Global Technologies, LLC | 19702 |
165 |
Hyundai Motor Company | 19021 |
115 |
Kia Motors Corporation | 7946 |
76 |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | 12249 |
51 |
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | 24537 |
42 |
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 8880 |
30 |
Jaguar Land Rover Limited | 4390 |
30 |
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | 13126 |
29 |
ZF Friedrichshafen AG | 6820 |
27 |
Scania CV AB | 2330 |
27 |
GM Global Technology Operations LLC | 13620 |
23 |
Audi AG | 7153 |
21 |
Subaru Corporation | 2959 |
20 |
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC | 898 |
17 |
Aisin AW Co., Ltd. | 2430 |
16 |
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | 1221 |
16 |
PSA Automobiles SA | 2057 |
16 |
Kia Corporation | 6450 |
16 |
RENAULT s.a.s. | 5674 |
15 |
Other owners | 306 |