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B60L 53/50

Charging stations characterised by energy-storage or power-generation means

Introduced: January 2019

Full Title

Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles > Charging stations characterised by energy-storage or power-generation means

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 7 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 2019.

Child Classifications

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  • B60L 53/51 Photovoltaic means since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60L 53/52 Wind-driven generators since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60L 53/53 Batteries since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60L 53/54 Fuel cells since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60L 53/55 Capacitors since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60L 53/56 Mechanical storage means, e.g. fly wheels since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60L 53/57 Charging stations without connection to power networks since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B60,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 28,052
  2. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 27,773
  3. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 26,243
  4. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 20,110
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 19,033
  6. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 17,924
  7. BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,214
  8. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 12,527
  9. AUDI DE 10,806
  10. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 10,336

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B60,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 31,729
  2. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 29,270
  3. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 23,892
  4. ROBERT BOSCH DE 20,384
  5. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 20,311
  6. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 20,237
  7. BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,629
  8. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 11,896
  9. AUDI DE 11,084
  10. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 10,940