The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by emission standards, fuel efficiency, environmental safety and growing importance of technologies such as electric, connected and autonomous vehicles. In the last three years alone, there have been over 1.2 million patents filed and granted in the automotive industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Electric vehicles in Automotive: EV battery inductive charging. Buy the report here.
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According to GlobalData’s Technology Foresights, which uses over 619,000 patents to analyse innovation intensity for the automotive industry, there are 290+ innovation areas that will shape the future of the industry.
EV battery inductive charging is a key innovation area in electric vehicles
Inductive charging transfers energy via inductive coupling. In the charging station or pad, alternating current first passes through an induction coil. The magnetic field produced by the moving electric charge also changes in strength as the amplitude of the electric current varies.
GlobalData’s analysis also uncovers the companies at the forefront of each innovation area and assesses the potential reach and impact of their patenting activity across different applications and geographies. According to GlobalData, there are 30+ companies, spanning technology vendors, established automotive companies, and up-and-coming start-ups engaged in the development and application of EV battery inductive charging.
Key players in EV battery inductive charging – a disruptive innovation in the automotive industry
‘Application diversity’ measures the number of different applications identified for each relevant patent and broadly splits companies into either ‘niche’ or ‘diversified’ innovators.
‘Geographic reach’ refers to the number of different countries each relevant patent is registered in and reflects the breadth of geographic application intended, ranging from ‘global’ to ‘local’.
Patent volumes related to EV battery inductive charging
Source: GlobalData Patent Analytics
Toyota is among the top patent filers with 120 patent filings. Along with automobile manufacturing, the company is primarily concerned with developing EV battery inductive charging and is testing various ways to improve battery charging. Other top patent filers include Panasonic, BYD and Hitachi to name a few.
To further understand the key themes and technologies disrupting the automotive industry, access GlobalData’s latest thematic research report on Electric Vehicles (EV).
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GlobalData’s Patent Analytics tracks patent filings and grants from official offices around the world. Textual analysis and official patent classifications are used to group patents into key thematic areas and link them to specific companies across the world’s largest industries.
