Hybrid/Electric Drive Unit Design

Addresses the design and arrangement of electric motors, transmissions, and associated power electronics (like inverters) to form integrated drive units for hybrid or electric vehicles, including specific components like busbars and electric brakes.

10,603 US filings from 1,529 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,477 · 2024: 3,310 · 2025: 3,349 · 2026 YTD: 1,467

Vehicle Powertrain ArrangementGearing & Transmissions

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA	662	129	154	248	131	+61.0%
2	Hyundai Motor Company	475	146	111	154	64	+38.7%
3	Kia Corporation	440	115	104	154	67	+48.1%
4	Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG	369	61	111	138	59	+24.3%
5	ZF Friedrichshafen AG	349	119	105	86	39	-18.1%
6	Ford Global Technologies, LLC	314	99	107	80	28	-25.2%
7	Kubota Corporation	226	19	61	102	44	+67.2%
8	Volvo Truck Corporation	208	43	70	56	39	-20.0%
9	Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	203	41	79	64	19	-19.0%
10	GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC	199	49	54	61	35	+13.0%
11	HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.	169	47	62	47	13	-24.2%
12	FCA US LLC	147	2	21	76	48	+261.9%
13	Robert Bosch GmbH	147	39	44	51	13	+15.9%
14	AISIN CORPORATION	140	35	43	37	25	-14.0%
15	SUBARU CORPORATION	128	35	42	31	20	-26.2%
16	AUDI AG	122	33	39	26	24	-33.3%
17	NIDEC CORPORATION	120	51	46	18	5	-60.9%
18	Oshkosh Corporation	113	16	39	37	21	-5.1%
19	DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC	111	36	31	30	14	-3.2%
20	Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.	110	38	31	26	15	-16.1%
21	Mazda Motor Corporation	104	34	28	36	6	+28.6%
22	MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG	103	11	31	49	12	+58.1%
23	DENSO CORPORATION	102	17	41	32	12	-22.0%
24	Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.	101	22	46	29	4	-37.0%
25	Deere & Company	100	22	27	33	18	+22.2%