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B60W 20/00

Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles

Introduced: January 2006

Additional Content IPC

Hybrid vehicle design Electric vehicles

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 2016.

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  • B60W 20/20 Control strategies involving selection of hybrid configuration, e.g. selection between series or parallel configuration since 2016 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60W 20/30 Control strategies involving selection of transmission gear ratio since 2016 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60W 20/40 Controlling the engagement or disengagement of prime movers, e.g. for transition between prime movers since 2016 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60W 20/50 Control strategies for responding to system failures, e.g. for fault diagnosis, failsafe operation or limp mode since 2016 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