Battery Outdoor Power Equipment Patents: Leaders & White Space 2026
Battery Outdoor Power Equipment Patents: Who Holds the Claim Space
One assignee dominates the ranked field. the leader holds 15 records against a fifth-place and tenth-place count of 2 apiece, a steep drop-off rather than a gradual tail. Activity opened at 1 record in 2017, rose to a peak of 4 in 2018, and the 2021-to-2024 span moved from 4 down to 0, a -100% change over that three-year window. 2025 and 2026 are still incomplete under normal publication lag and should not be read as a decline on their own.
- 1HUSQVARNA AB15
- 2BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP14
- 3MAKITA CORP6
- 4KOHLER CO(US)5
- 5LUHMAN DAN J2
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- The complete ranking, not just the top five
- Every IPC branch with its share of the corpus
- The most-cited records, and where claim space is still thin
Common questions on this landscape
Who holds the most patents in battery outdoor power equipment?
In this dataset of 47 records, one assignee leads the ranked field with 15 records, well ahead of the rest of the 16 companies tracked. Fifth place and tenth place each hold only 2 records, so the gap between the leader and everyone else is much wider than the gaps within the rest of the field. This pattern suggests an early filer that built a broad position before competitors caught up, rather than several companies racing at similar pace.
Is battery outdoor power equipment patent filing slowing down?
The peak filing year so far is 2018 with 4 records, and the 2021-to-2024 span shows a -100% change. However, publication typically lags actual filing by around 18 months, so the 2025 and 2026 figures in any dataset are still incomplete and should not be read as proof of a slowdown. A fair read of momentum needs another year or two of data before the most recent years can be trusted.
What technology areas dominate battery outdoor power equipment patents?
Horticulture and forestry equipment (IPC class A01G) is the largest single class, covering 27.7% of the 47 records in scope. Non-positive-displacement pumps (F04D) and electric motors and generators (H02K) are tied close behind at 19.1% each, showing that drivetrain and airflow hardware are claimed almost as heavily as the horticultural application itself. Control systems (G05B and H02P) and noise-related classes (F01N) also appear, reflecting the runtime, noise and power-equivalence constraints built into the search.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Battery Outdoor Power Equipment covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.