Wireless EV Charging for Aviation Patent Landscape 2026
Wireless EV charging for aviation is an extremely nascent field with only 9 patent families in scope, dominated by a handful of independent inventors and small firms. Activity peaked around 2018–2020 and has since eased sharply, signaling that the field remains largely open to first-mover technical development.
A highly concentrated, thin corpus led by three co-equal filers
Three applicants — LYDEN ROBERT M, MOTION FUSION INC, and BRUSA ELEKTRONIK AG — each hold 2 patent families, together accounting for the top tier of a ranking of only 6 distinct filers across the entire corpus.
The top five filers hold 89% of the combined total among the ranked applicants visible in this query, an exceptionally high concentration figure that reflects how few organizations have engaged with this intersection of wireless charging and aviation platforms.
| # | Applicant | Patent families | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LYDEN ROBERT M | 2 | |
| 2 | Motion Fusion Inc. | 2 | |
| 3 | Brusa Elektronik AG | 2 | |
| 4 | HINDUSTHAN COLLEGE OF ENG & TECH | 1 | |
| 5 | Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering | 1 | |
| 6 | BALLARI INST OF TECH & MANAGEMENT | 1 |
The leaders’ positions imply no entrenched defensive wall: with 2 families each at the top, the cost of entry for a well-resourced R&D team would be low relative to established wireless charging domains.
Filings from roughly 2024 onward are likely under-counted due to standard patent publication lags of 18–24 months; the apparent uptick in 2024–2026 should be treated with caution. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
Filing activity peaked in 2018–2020; technology mix is heavily B60L-centric
The annual filing trend and the IPC technology composition together reveal a field that attracted its core wave of activity around 2018–2020 and has not yet generated a second wave, while virtually all patents cluster in electric-vehicle propulsion classifications.
Annual filing trend
Filings first appeared in 2018, reached a modest peak of 2 families per year across 2018–2020, then dropped to zero in 2021–2023. Single-family activity in 2024–2026 is visible but should be interpreted cautiously given publication lag; the overall recent-window growth is -75% versus the prior period.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
B60L (electric vehicle propulsion) is visible in with 9 records, followed by H02J (power supply and grid systems) with 6. B60K (vehicle propulsion and drive), G06G (analogue computers), and H01M (batteries, cells and fuel cells) each appear just once, indicating that power-electronics and battery management dimensions of the problem remain largely unpatented in this context.
↗ 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.
Vehicle module of an inductive vehicle charging sy…
A vehicle module CPM of an inductive vehicle charging system for charging an on-board energy store, wherein the vehicle charging system includes the CPM and at least one base module GPM arranged in a stationary manner, the CPM having: a monitoring device, a secondary coil, a managing device, and a communication device, the monitoring device and the… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
| # | Patent | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electric or hydrid vehicle with wireless device an… | 38 |
| 2 | Autonomous wireless electric vehicle charging system | 18 |
| 3 | Autonomous wireless electric vehicle charging system | 10 |
| 4 | Electric or hybrid vehicle with wireless device an… | 3 |
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.
What the landscape structure means for R&D investment decisions
The combination of low absolute volume, high concentration among a few small actors, and post-peak filing dynamics creates both risk and opportunity for teams considering entry.
Field is in decline from a modest 2018 peak
The lifecycle stage is classified as Decline, with annual filings easing back from the 2018 peak. The corpus totals only 9 patent families, meaning foundational claims may still be available. A team entering now could aim to establish priority in sub-areas that the 2018–2020 wave did not cover rather than design around an entrenched thicket.
Lifecycle: DeclineThree co-leaders at 2 families each; no visible incumbent
The top five filers account for 89% of the combined total among the ranked applicants visible in this query, yet the absolute numbers are tiny. No single organization has built a blocking portfolio. This means freedom-to-operate analysis is relatively straightforward, but also that any new family filed by a well-funded actor could immediately reshape the competitive picture.
Top-5 share: 89%No recorded co-applicant activity in this corpus
The collaboration data shows no co-filing relationships among the identified applicants. The filers — an independent inventor, a small U.S. firm, a Swiss power-electronics company, and three Indian engineering colleges — appear to have worked independently. This absence of consortia or academic–industry partnerships suggests the ecosystem has not yet coalesced, which may limit technology transfer speed.
Co-filings: none detectedU.S. leads filings; India is a visible secondary locus
The United States is the lead jurisdiction with 5 patent records, followed by India with 3 and WIPO (PCT) with 1. The Indian presence is driven entirely by engineering college filings and likely reflects academic research activity rather than commercial deployment intent. The single PCT filing suggests limited effort so far to secure broad international protection.
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Co-filing pairs, ranked by the number of jointly-filed patent families.
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.
LYDEN ROBERT M
An independent U.S. inventor holding 2 patent families, both classified under B60L53 (electric vehicle propulsion). Momentum data does not show a recent uplift, suggesting the portfolio was built during the 2018–2020 peak window and has not been actively expanded since. The most-cited record in the corpus — ‘Electric or hybrid vehicle with wireless device’ at 38 citations — is associated with this activity tier.
families: 2Brusa Elektronik AG
Swiss power-electronics firm Brusa Elektronik AG holds 2 patent families with dual classification in B60L53 and H02J50, reflecting a power-supply-systems angle that distinguishes it from purely propulsion-focused filers. No recent-period momentum uplift is recorded, placing Brusa alongside the leader in terms of portfolio age rather than current activity.
families: 2Frequently asked questions
The corpus contains 9 patent families in scope. This is an exceptionally small number, reflecting the early and largely pre-commercial stage of this technology intersection.
Three applicants share the top rank with 2 patent families each: LYDEN ROBERT M (independent inventor), MOTION FUSION INC, and BRUSA ELEKTRONIK AG. Three Indian engineering colleges — HINDUSTHAN COLLEGE OF ENG & TECH, DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF ENG, and BALLARI INST OF TECH & MANAGEMENT — each hold 1 family.
The United States leads with 5 patent records, followed by India with 3, and WIPO (PCT) with 1. The U.S. dominance reflects the presence of independent inventor and small-firm filers, while the Indian records come from academic institutions.
The field is classified as Decline, with annual filings easing back from a peak around 2018. The recent-window growth figure is -75% versus the prior period. Note that filings from 2024 onward may be under-counted due to publication lag.
B60L (electric vehicle propulsion) is the visible branch with 9 patent records, followed by H02J (power supply and grid systems) with 6. B60K (vehicle propulsion and drive), G06G (analogue computers), and H01M (batteries, cells and fuel cells) each appear only once, making them the most sparsely covered adjacent branches.
No co-applicant relationships have been recorded in this corpus. All identified filers appear to have worked independently, and no academic–industry partnerships or consortium filings are evident in the data.
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