Toyota Maintains Top Automotive Spot in Annual U.S. Patent Ranking
Toyota (TM) has maintained its position as the leading automotive company in U.S. patent acquisitions for the 11th consecutive year, securing 2,428 patents in 2024 according to the Intellectual Property Owners Association report. The company remains in the top 10 among all patent recipients.
The patents span multiple areas including cybersecurity, driver assist technology, electric and fuel cell vehicles, robotics, and more. Notable patents include LiDAR Reflective Fabric for improved autonomous vehicle detection, Transport Energy Transfer systems for optimizing EV charging, cooperative maneuvering systems for connected vehicles, and modular fuel cell architecture.
Toyota's North American presence includes nearly 64,000 employees across 14 manufacturing plants, with a new battery plant opening in North Carolina in spring 2025. The company currently offers 31 electrified vehicle options and invests approximately $1 million per hour in global R&D efforts.
Toyota (TM) ha mantenuto la sua posizione come principale azienda automobilistica negli Stati Uniti per acquisizioni di brevetti per l'undicesimo anno consecutivo, assicurandosi 2.428 brevetti nel 2024 secondo il rapporto dell'Associazione dei Proprietari di Proprietà Intellettuale. L'azienda rimane tra le prime 10 tra tutti i destinatari di brevetti.
I brevetti coprono diverse aree, tra cui cybersecurity, tecnologia di assistenza alla guida, veicoli elettrici e a celle a combustibile, robotica e altro ancora. Brevetti notevoli includono il Tessuto Riflettente LiDAR per migliorare il rilevamento dei veicoli autonomi, i sistemi di Trasferimento di Energia per ottimizzare la ricarica dei veicoli elettrici, sistemi di manovra cooperativa per veicoli connessi e architettura modulare delle celle a combustibile.
La presenza di Toyota in Nord America include quasi 64.000 dipendenti in 14 stabilimenti di produzione, con una nuova fabbrica di batterie che aprirà in Carolina del Nord nella primavera del 2025. Attualmente, l'azienda offre 31 opzioni di veicoli elettrificati e investe circa 1 milione di dollari all'ora in sforzi di ricerca e sviluppo a livello globale.
Toyota (TM) ha mantenido su posición como la principal empresa automotriz en adquisiciones de patentes en EE. UU. durante el undécimo año consecutivo, asegurando 2,428 patentes en 2024 según el informe de la Asociación de Propietarios de Propiedad Intelectual. La empresa sigue estando entre los 10 principales receptores de patentes.
Las patentes abarcan múltiples áreas, incluyendo ciberseguridad, tecnología de asistencia al conductor, vehículos eléctricos y de celdas de combustible, robótica y más. Patentes notables incluyen Tejido Reflectante LiDAR para mejorar la detección de vehículos autónomos, sistemas de Transferencia de Energía para optimizar la carga de vehículos eléctricos, sistemas de maniobra cooperativa para vehículos conectados y arquitectura modular de celdas de combustible.
La presencia de Toyota en América del Norte incluye casi 64,000 empleados en 14 plantas de fabricación, con una nueva planta de baterías que abrirá en Carolina del Norte en la primavera de 2025. Actualmente, la empresa ofrece 31 opciones de vehículos electrificados e invierte aproximadamente 1 millón de dólares por hora en esfuerzos de I+D a nivel global.
토요타 (TM)는 미국 특허 인수에서 11년 연속으로 선두 자동차 회사로 자리매김하며, 2024년에는 2,428개의 특허를 확보했다고 지적 재산권 소유자 협회 보고서에 따르면 밝혔습니다. 이 회사는 모든 특허 수령자 중 상위 10위 안에 남아 있습니다.
특허는 사이버 보안, 운전 보조 기술, 전기 및 연료 전지 차량, 로봇 공학 등 여러 분야에 걸쳐 있습니다. 주목할 만한 특허에는 자율주행 차량 감지를 개선하기 위한 LiDAR 반사 직물, 전기차 충전을 최적화하기 위한 에너지 전송 시스템, 연결된 차량을 위한 협동 조작 시스템, 모듈형 연료 전지 아키텍처가 포함됩니다.
토요타의 북미 내에는 14개의 제조 공장에서 거의 64,000명의 직원이 근무하고 있으며, 2025년 봄에는 노스캐롤라이나에 새로운 배터리 공장이 개장할 예정입니다. 현재 이 회사는 31개의 전동화 차량 옵션을 제공하며, 글로벌 연구개발 노력에 매시간 약 100만 달러를 투자하고 있습니다.
Toyota (TM) a maintenu sa position en tant que principal constructeur automobile aux États-Unis en matière d'acquisitions de brevets pour la onzième année consécutive, en sécurisant 2 428 brevets en 2024 selon le rapport de l'Association des propriétaires de propriété intellectuelle. L'entreprise reste dans le top 10 des récipiendaires de brevets.
Les brevets couvrent plusieurs domaines, y compris la cybersécurité, la technologie d'assistance à la conduite, les véhicules électriques et à hydrogène, la robotique, et plus encore. Parmi les brevets notables figurent le Tissu Réfléchissant LiDAR pour améliorer la détection des véhicules autonomes, les systèmes de Transfert d'Énergie pour optimiser la recharge des véhicules électriques, les systèmes de manœuvre coopérative pour les véhicules connectés et l'architecture modulaire des piles à hydrogène.
La présence de Toyota en Amérique du Nord comprend près de 64 000 employés dans 14 usines de fabrication, avec une nouvelle usine de batteries qui ouvrira en Caroline du Nord au printemps 2025. L'entreprise propose actuellement 31 options de véhicules électrifiés et investit environ 1 million de dollars par heure dans des efforts de R&D à l'échelle mondiale.
Toyota (TM) hat seine Position als führendes Automobilunternehmen in den USA bei Patentakquisitionen im elften Jahr in Folge behauptet und sich 2024 insgesamt 2.428 Patente gesichert, wie aus dem Bericht der Vereinigung der Eigentümer von geistigem Eigentum hervorgeht. Das Unternehmen bleibt unter den Top 10 der Patentempfänger.
Die Patente decken mehrere Bereiche ab, darunter Cybersicherheit, Fahrassistenztechnologie, Elektro- und Brennstoffzellenfahrzeuge, Robotik und mehr. Zu den bemerkenswerten Patenten gehören reflektierender LiDAR-Stoff zur Verbesserung der Erkennung autonomer Fahrzeuge, Systeme zur Energieübertragung zur Optimierung des Ladevorgangs von Elektrofahrzeugen, kooperative Manöversysteme für vernetzte Fahrzeuge und modulare Brennstoffzellenarchitektur.
Die nordamerikanische Präsenz von Toyota umfasst fast 64.000 Mitarbeiter in 14 Produktionsstätten, wobei im Frühjahr 2025 ein neues Batteriewerk in North Carolina eröffnet wird. Das Unternehmen bietet derzeit 31 elektrifizierte Fahrzeugoptionen an und investiert weltweit etwa 1 Million Dollar pro Stunde in Forschung und Entwicklung.
- Maintained leadership in automotive patents for 11th consecutive year
- Significant innovation in key growth areas: EVs, autonomous driving, and fuel cell technology
- New battery plant opening in North Carolina (Spring 2025)
- Large electrified vehicle portfolio with 31 options
- Substantial R&D investment of $1M per hour globally
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- Extends streak to 11 consecutive years in Intellectual Property Owners Association report
- Continued emphasis on innovation leads to 2,428 patents in 2024
Toyota's innovation led to patents in dozens of areas this past year including cybersecurity, driver assist technology, edge computing, electric and fuel cell vehicles, mobility as a service, manufacturing, materials, robotics, telematics and V2V/V2X connectivity.
"Toyota is evolving into a mobility company, and the breadth and depth of our patent acquisitions exemplify the wide range of invention that is taking place at our company," said Sandra Phillips, senior vice president, Enterprise Integrity, chief sustainability officer and chief legal officer at Toyota Motor North America. "It's a collective effort from every part of Toyota including contributions from North America R&D, Toyota Research Institute, Toyota Connected, Woven by Toyota and our manufacturing centers."
"Toyota takes a strategic approach to patent filing, ensuring that we are building a portfolio of core technology and supporting future goals and objectives," said Fred Mau, Intellectual Property (IP) counsel and director of Patent Licensing for Toyota IP Solutions. "We are securing a tremendous amount of new IP in growth areas of electrification, new materials and autonomous driving."
Patents issued to Toyota in 2024 include:
- LiDAR Reflective Fabric – LiDAR-based obstacle detection and avoidance systems, most commonly used on autonomous vehicles, have historically not had effective visibility of black-colored items due to their lack of reflectivity. Toyota previously received a patent for a proprietary black pigment based on copper oxide nanocrystals that enable detection by LiDAR. Now, this pigment has been integrated into textiles that can be used in clothing, bags and apparel for improved LiDAR detection safety. INVENTORS: Michael P. Rowe, Songtao Wu, Debasish Banerjee, Charles R. Rutledge, Torin C. Peck and Michael Jones.
- Transport Energy Transfer using Real-time Cost Information – An electric vehicle (EV) with bi-direction power transfer capability is a useful source of distributed energy for the electric power grid. The power grid is not homogenous, and local supply-vs-demand imbalances are reflected in real-time electricity pricing at different locations at different times of the day. A bi-directional EV can charge and discharge power from/to the grid taking advantage of these local price differences. However, it becomes very difficult for the EV owner to track pricing and make decisions of when, where, and how much energy to charge or discharge. Toyota has developed a method to automate the tracking of this information and use it to optimize and recommend the time, location and amount of energy to charge and discharge for maximizing the energy value without impacting the mobility needs of the EV. This method is applicable to both commercial fleet vehicles as well as individual privately-owned vehicles. INVENTORS: Norman Lu and Maximilian Parness.
- Systems and Methods for Managing Cooperative Maneuvering Among Connected Vehicles – In order for automated vehicles to make future traffic more efficient, these vehicles will have to work together, or cooperate, by sharing their future plans through wireless communication. Depending on the traffic situation and the type of maneuver, an automated vehicle may ask different surrounding vehicles to cooperate. Toyota has created methods to select which vehicles are best to cooperate to produce more efficient and smoother flowing traffic. INVENTORS: Sergei S. Avedisov, Yashar Zeiynali Farid and Onur Altintas.
- Modular Fuel Cell System Architecture and A Control System for Distributing Power to The Modules – Hydrogen fuel cell systems represent an important technology for Toyota's multi-pathway approach for reducing carbon emissions. Toyota is evolving this technology with a new architecture and control system that optimizes power distribution for maintaining efficiency, durability, drivability and/or safety of the system. This equalizes power draw on the battery and can extend battery life. INVENTORS: Christopher M. Bulpitt, Daniel Charles Folick, Jared Farnsworth, Andrew Sata, Arlo C. Eitzer, Laura E. Bower, Daniel K. Lim, Jonathan J. Sander, Luke A. Rippelmeyer, Scott A. Friedman and Takehito Yokoo.
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