DIFF Subgroup
B60L 53/60 Monitoring or controlling charging stations
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 > Monitoring or controlling charging stations
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 53/62 in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60L 53/64 Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60L 53/66 Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles since 2019 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60L 53/68 Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control since 2019 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B60,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 28,052
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 27,773
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 26,243
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 20,110
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 19,033
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 17,924
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,214
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 12,527
- AUDI DE 10,806
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 10,336
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B60,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 31,729
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 29,270
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 23,892
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 20,384
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 20,311
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 20,237
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,629
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 11,896
- AUDI DE 11,084
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 10,940