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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 50/2 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 50/9 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

  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