- All sections
- B - Performing operationstransporting
- B60W - Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different functioncontrol systems specially adapted for hybrid vehiclesroad 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: 1309
10-year publication summary
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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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113
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75
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23
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Toyota Motor Corporation | 31377 |
187 |
| Ford Global Technologies, LLC | 20396 |
165 |
| Hyundai Motor Company | 21501 |
118 |
| Kia Motors Corporation | 7760 |
76 |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | 12377 |
54 |
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | 25127 |
42 |
| Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 9731 |
33 |
| Jaguar Land Rover Limited | 4709 |
33 |
| Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | 14247 |
29 |
| Scania CV AB | 2383 |
28 |
| ZF Friedrichshafen AG | 7119 |
27 |
| GM Global Technology Operations LLC | 14850 |
23 |
| Subaru Corporation | 3506 |
21 |
| Audi AG | 7336 |
20 |
| Kia Corporation | 9180 |
19 |
| Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | 1364 |
18 |
| Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC | 876 |
17 |
| Aisin AW Co., Ltd. | 2340 |
16 |
| BYD Company Limited | 4791 |
16 |
| PSA Automobiles SA | 2068 |
16 |
| Other owners | 351 |