Storage dispatch and degradation-aware control patents: who is filing and what is still open
38.8% of all 103 records sit with just five assignees, but the ranked list runs 64 companies deep — concentration at the top with a long tail below it. Filings rose from zero in 2017 to a peak of 19 in 2022, then continued at a materially higher base than the pre-2020 years; 2021 to 2024 alone shows +67% growth (6 to 10 records). The 2025-2026 figures will revise upward as publication catches up with filing.
- 1GEOTAB INC12
- 2SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORP9
- 3THE RGT UNIV OF MICHIGAN7
- 4RWTH AACHEN UNIV6
- 5FLUENCE ENERGY LLC6
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Common questions on this landscape
What counts as a 'degradation-aware' storage dispatch patent?
In this landscape, a degradation-aware dispatch patent is one that claims dispatch, scheduling or energy-arbitrage logic together with an explicit model of battery aging — such as cycle counting, a calendar-aging model, depth-of-discharge tracking, state-of-health estimation or an energy-throughput limit. Filings that claim dispatch optimisation without any aging constraint, or that claim battery health estimation without any dispatch or scheduling element, fall outside this specific intersection. The 103 records in scope were selected because they combine both elements in the same family.
Who are the leading patent filers in storage dispatch and battery health estimation?
The ranking covers 64 companies returned by the data endpoint, with the single leading assignee holding 12 of the 103 records and the top five combined accounting for 38.8% of all records in scope. That is meaningful concentration at the very top, but the ranking quickly thins into a long tail of assignees holding only one or two filings each, so no single company controls the field outright. Readers should treat the leader board as a starting point for freedom-to-operate checks rather than a complete map of competitive risk.
Is patent filing in this field growing or slowing down?
Filings grew 67% from 2021 to 2024 (6 records to 10), with a peak of 19 records in the 2022 publication year, indicating sustained rather than one-off growth through the middle of the decade. Counts for 2025 and 2026 appear lower in the raw data, but that reflects the roughly 18-month lag between filing and publication rather than an actual slowdown — those years will revise upward as later filings publish. Any claim that the field is cooling should be checked against this lag before being taken at face value.
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 Storage Dispatch and Degradation Aware Control 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.