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B60W 20/00

Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles

Introduced: January 2006

Last revised: January 2016

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Subclass:
CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT

Additional Content

Hybrid vehicle design Electric vehicles

Related Keywords

CONTROL(S) of hybrid vehiclescontrol of HYBRIDS vehiclescontrol of HYDRIDES vehiclescontrol of hybrid VEHICLES

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B60W 20/2 Control strategies involving selection of hybrid configuration, e.g. selection between series or parallel configuration
  • B60W 20/3 Control strategies involving selection of transmission gear ratio
  • B60W 20/4 Controlling the engagement or disengagement of prime movers, e.g. for transition between prime movers
  • B60W 20/5 Control strategies for responding to system failures, e.g. for fault diagnosis, failsafe operation or limp mode

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