E-Drive Digital Twin Patent Snapshot 2026
The E-Drive Digital Twin patent space is in a nascent, pre-scale stage with only 3 patent families in scope and activity spread across five distinct applicants, indicating that no single organization has established a dominant position. Filing activity has been sparse and intermittent since 2018, with the field remaining largely unclaimed and open to new entrants.
Five applicants share a near-empty field, each holding a single patent record
The E-Drive Digital Twin corpus is extremely small: five applicants — IFP Energies Nouvelles, Bharathi K, Devikalyani R, Motiv Power Systems, and Lakshmi G — each hold one patent record, with no single player claiming more than one filing.
The top five filers account for the entirety of the ranked applicants visible in this query’ combined total, a figure that reflects the field’s near-absence of scale rather than entrenched concentration. No meaningful tier gap exists because all ranked applicants are at parity.
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IFP Energies Nouvelles | 1 | |
| 2 | Bharathi K | 1 | |
| 3 | Devikalyani R | 1 | |
| 4 | Motiv Power Systems | 1 | |
| 5 | Lakshmi G | 1 |
The absence of a visible incumbent with a multi-family portfolio implies that any organization building a focused filing program now could establish a leading position rapidly, provided the technical approach is well-differentiated.
The most recent filings (2025–2026) should be considered under-counted given standard publication lag; the true current activity level may be modestly higher than the record shows. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
Intermittent filing activity and a clear concentration in electric vehicle propulsion branches
The filing trend and technology composition together reveal an early-stage field: activity is sparse and non-continuous, while the IPC mix is anchored in B60L electric vehicle propulsion with secondary threads in hybrid vehicle control and power conversion.
Annual filing trend
A single filing appeared in 2018, then no activity was recorded until 2025 and 2026 — both of which are likely under-counted due to publication lag. The gap between 2018 and 2025 indicates the topic has not yet attracted sustained, year-on-year investment from any applicant community.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
B60L (electric vehicle propulsion) is the visible branch, covering all three records in scope; B60W (hybrid and joint vehicle control) follows with two records. B60K (vehicle propulsion and drive), H02M (power conversion), and H02P (motor and generator control) each appear once, suggesting that power electronics and motor control integration with digital twin methods remain largely unexplored.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaHighly cited patent families surfaced by the query
Citation-heavy patent families returned by the query. Use this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents.
Powering electric vehicle accessory devices from b…
A controller generates a target motor torque and target accessory power information during operation of an electric vehicle. The target motor torque and target accessory power information maintain a DC-link of the electric vehicle powertrain within a safe DC-link operating range. The DC-link has a DC-link voltage that is used to supply an accessory device… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
Ranked by total forward citations. Citation counts favour older and broadly cited patent families, and broad or adjacent patents may appear when they match the search scope. Treat this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents. Some patent titles may be shown in their original, non-English language where an accurate translation could not be guaranteed.
Assignee snapshot from the current evidence set
The applicants below are visible in this query result. Because the evidence set is relatively small, read this section as a directional snapshot rather than a full competitive ranking.
IFP Energies Nouvelles
IFP Energies Nouvelles holds 1 patent record with technical emphasis on B60K 6 (vehicle propulsion and drive), B60L 15, and B60L 50 (electric vehicle propulsion) — the only applicant in the corpus combining propulsion system integration with EV-specific branches. Momentum data is not available for this applicant, so trajectory direction cannot be confirmed from evidence.
families: 1Motiv Power Systems
Motiv Power Systems holds 1 patent record and is the sole applicant in the corpus with coverage of H02M 3 (power conversion, AC/DC), alongside B60L 1 and B60L 58 (electric vehicle propulsion). This power electronics focus is unique among the current filers and addresses an under-covered integration point between digital twin methods and onboard power management. Momentum data is not available, so trajectory direction cannot be confirmed from evidence.
families: 1Frequently asked questions
The current corpus contains 3 patent families in scope, distributed across five applicants, three jurisdictions, and five IPC branches. This is an exceptionally small corpus, indicating the topic is at a very early stage of patent activity.
Five applicants each hold one patent record: IFP Energies Nouvelles, Bharathi K, Devikalyani R, Motiv Power Systems, and Lakshmi G. No applicant holds more than one record, so there is no visible portfolio holder at this stage.
Patent records in this corpus are filed in India, the United States, and via WIPO (PCT), one record each. Major automotive patent markets including China, Germany, Japan, and South Korea are not represented in the current corpus.
Filing activity has been highly intermittent. A single record appeared in 2018, followed by no filings through 2024. Records appear again in 2025 and 2026, but both of those years are subject to publication lag and likely under-count current activity. No sustained multi-year growth trend has been established.
B60L (electric vehicle propulsion) covers all three records and is the visible branch. B60W (hybrid and joint vehicle control) appears in two records. B60K (vehicle propulsion and drive), H02M (power conversion), and H02P (motor and generator control) each appear in one record.
No co-applicant or joint filing activity is detected in the available evidence. All five applicants have filed independently. The absence of collaboration activity is consistent with the field’s pre-emergent stage but may also reflect gaps in the current corpus scope.
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