The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by demands of various applications to lessen the negative effects of batteries on society and the environment, and growing importance of technologies such as cobalt and natural graphite in lithium-ion batteries and nickel-metal hydride batteries. 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: Battery discharge monitoring. 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.
Battery discharge monitoring is a key innovation area in electric vehicles
Battery discharge monitors (BDM) are intended to monitor DC power and to give an alarm indication when the voltage falls below a predetermined threshold.
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 70 companies, spanning technology vendors, established automotive companies, and up-and-coming start-ups engaged in the development and application of battery discharge monitoring.
Key players in battery discharge monitoring – 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 battery discharge monitoring
| Company | Total patents (2010 - 2022) | Premium intelligence on the world's largest companies |
| LG | 362 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Robert Bosch Stiftung | 124 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Samsung SDI | 110 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Toyota Motor | 103 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Panasonic | 101 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Denso | 50 | Unlock Company Profile |
| GS Yuasa | 50 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Hyundai Motor Group | 46 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Hitachi | 44 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Toshiba | 41 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Porsche Automobil Holding | 36 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Yazaki | 36 | Unlock Company Profile |
| MinebeaMitsumi | 33 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Philip Morris International | 33 | Unlock Company Profile |
| GuangDong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications | 31 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Japan Tobacco | 31 | Unlock Company Profile |
| O2Micro International | 28 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Samsung Group | 27 | Unlock Company Profile |
| CEA | 27 | Unlock Company Profile |
| General Motors | 23 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Kia | 20 | Unlock Company Profile |
| BYD | 20 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Hyundai Mobis | 19 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Bayerische Motoren Werke | 19 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Honda Motor | 19 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Huawei Investment Holding | 16 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Keihin | 15 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Renault | 15 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Sony Group | 14 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Sumitomo Electric Industries | 13 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Nissan Motor | 13 | Unlock Company Profile |
| LS Electric | 12 | Unlock Company Profile |
| AB Volvo | 11 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung | 11 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Berkshire Hathaway | 10 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Johnson & Johnson | 9 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Flow Rite Control | 9 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Brookfield Asset Management | 9 | Unlock Company Profile |
| ROHM | 9 | Unlock Company Profile |
| NGK Insulators | 9 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Quanta Computer | 8 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Semiconductor Energy Laboratory | 8 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Ford Motor | 8 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Sensata Technologies Holding | 8 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Hon Hai Precision Industry | 8 | Unlock Company Profile |
| SB LiMotive | 8 | Unlock Company Profile |
| NXP Semiconductors | 7 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Oxis Energy | 7 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Fujifilm Holdings | 7 | Unlock Company Profile |
| Nanjing Chervon Industry | 7 | Unlock Company Profile |
Source: GlobalData Patent Analytics
One of the top companies for the automobile industry's battery discharge regulation patent filings is Cosmo Electronics. The corporation is primarily concerned with the design, production and marketing of electrical and electronic equipment. Panasonic, Toyota, Lithium Werks, and Squarex are a few further significant automotive patent filers.
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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