IPC Main Group
B60L 50/00 Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle
Introduced: January 2019
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
Additional Content
Limiting references
Electric propulsion with power supply from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind Electric propulsion for monorail vehicles, suspension vehicles or rack railways
Application references
Electrically-driven model locomotives
Related Keywords
electric PROPULSION of vehicles
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B60L 50/1 using propulsion power supplied by engine-driven generators, e.g. generators driven by combustion engines
- B60L 50/2 using propulsion power generated by humans or animals
- B60L 50/3 using propulsion power stored mechanically, e.g. in fly-wheels
- B60L 50/4 using propulsion power supplied by capacitors
- B60L 50/5 using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells
- B60L 50/9 using propulsion power supplied by specific means not covered by groups , e.g. by direct conversion of thermal nuclear energy into electricity
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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