Nikola Corporation Active Patents
64 granted patents the USPTO still lists as patented, newest filing first, as the USPTO Open Data Portal records them; the company is the first-named applicant. The application number opens the full record at Patent Center.
- 2024-07-10: Application 18768950; Invention SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL HEAVY VEHICLE; Applicant Nikola Corporation; Status Patented Case.
- 2024-03-05: Application 18595745; Invention TORQUE MANAGEMENT IN MULTI-MOTOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE; Applicant Nikola Corporation; Status Patented Case.
- 2024-01-08: Application 18406589; Invention ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY FRAME ASSEMBLY; Applicant Nikola Corporation; Status Patented Case.
- 2023-09-12: Application 18465234; Invention SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN THERMAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL; Applicant Nikola Corporation; Status Patented Case.
| Filed | Application | Invention | Applicant | Status | Granted | Patent | Published as | Inventor name | Inventor country | Examiner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-10 | 18768950 | SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL HEAVY VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2025-07-29 | 12371101 | US20240359743A1 | Ralf Gaessler | Germany | TO, TOAN C |
| 2024-03-05 | 18595745 | TORQUE MANAGEMENT IN MULTI-MOTOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-11-26 | 12151563 | US20240351450A1 | Joshua L. Cunningham T. Neil McLemore Ashfaque B. Shafique | United States United States United States | LEE, TYLER J |
| 2024-01-08 | 18406589 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY FRAME ASSEMBLY | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-11-26 | 12151567 | US20240140210A1 | Cory Borghi Saeid Emami Umran Ashraf Philipp Konold Matthias Morath Cihan Dere Christian Krug | United States United States United States Germany Germany Germany Germany | TRIGGS, JAMES J |
| 2023-09-12 | 18465234 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN THERMAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-09-17 | 12095061 | US20240097231A1 | Namitha Anjaneyaswamy Girish Barade Brandon Dunn Behrooz Karimi Akshit Markan Derek McVay Shervin Shoai Naini Aris Papadopoulos | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | CHMIELECKI, SCOTT J |
| 2023-07-18 | 18354384 | SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL HEAVY VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-10-08 | 12110056 | US20230365195A1 | Ralf Gaessler | Germany | TO, TOAN C |
| 2023-05-18 | 18037671 | IMPROVED DRIVE SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | NIKOLA CORPORATION FPT INDUSTRIAL S.P.A. | Patented Case | 2026-02-03 | 12539755 | US20230406095A1 | Giorgio Rossia Marco Tessitore | Italy Italy | HASAN, SYED O |
| 2023-05-17 | 18319307 | VEHICLE FUEL STORAGE MOUNTING SYSTEM | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-11-19 | 12145435 | US20240294064A1 | Vidya Sagar Avadutala Frederik Tjonneland Jared Trauernicht | United States United States United States | BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M |
| 2023-04-17 | 18301791 | HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY CONDITIONING FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2025-05-06 | 12291112 | US20230271512A1 | Tyler Chapman Michael Corona Mayank Darji Meet Kalola T. Neil McLemore Varoujan Sarkissian | United States United States United States India United States United States | PHAM, DUC M |
| 2023-01-27 | 18160400 | FUEL CELL EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2025-07-22 | 12365237 | US20230264565A1 | Abdulhadi Madi William Marley Narendra Purania Daniel Widhalm | United States United States United States United States | GURARI, EREZ |
| 2022-11-03 | 18052470 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR CATION-ASSOCIATING FUEL CELL COMPONENTS | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-05-14 | 11984629 | US20230106972A1 | John Slack Andrew Baker | United States United States | GATEWOOD, DANIEL S |
| 2022-08-29 | 29851488 | MOBILE DEVICE DISPLAY SCREEN WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2025-02-11 | D1061547 | Guy Lee Bieber Jaime Moises Gutierrez Lozano Marshall Ryan May Lamec Fletez Reyes Lane Veach | United States United States United States United States United States | CHAMBERLIN, GARY N | |
| 2022-08-29 | 29851483 | MOBILE DEVICE DISPLAY SCREEN WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2025-02-11 | D1061546 | Guy Lee Bieber Jaime Moises Gutierrez Lozano Marshall Ryan May Lamec Fletez Reyes Lane Veach | United States United States United States United States United States | CHAMBERLIN, GARY N | |
| 2022-07-22 | 17814353 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH HEATING COMPONENT | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2023-10-03 | 11772450 | US20220355641A1 | Aiden Cohan Rachel Cook Akshit Markan Derek McVay Mitchell Shinn Katherine Smith | United States United States United States United States United States United States | HWU, DAVIS D |
| 2022-05-27 | 17804524 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY FRAME ASSEMBLY | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-07-02 | 12024034 | US20220289046A1 | Cory Borghi Saeid Emami Umran Ashraf Philipp Konold Matthias Morath Cihan Dere Christian Krug | United States United States United States Germany Germany Germany Germany | TRIGGS, JAMES J |
| 2022-05-05 | 29864033 | VEHICLE DISPLAY SCREEN WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-09-10 | D1041486 | Alexander Johnson Lane Veach Lamec Fletez Reyes Kavisha Saraswat Marshall Ryan May | United States United States United States United States United States | DEVLIN, MICHELLE SAR B | |
| 2022-02-25 | 17680694 | HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2023-11-28 | 11827112 | US20220355679A1 | Umran Ashraf Michael Corona T. Neil McLemore Varoujan Sarkissian | United States United States United States United States | PHAM, DUC M |
| 2022-02-16 | 29826971 | ELECTRIC SEMI TRUCK | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-08-20 | D1039440 | Erik Tuft John Sodano Tom Wachter Ryan Browne | United States United States United States United States | FOWLER, AARON C | |
| 2022-02-14 | 29826604 | FUEL CELL ELECTRIC SEMI TRUCK | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2025-01-07 | D1056771 | Erik Tuft Nigel Kim John Sodano Gavin Clark Nestor Llanos | United States United States United States United States United States | FOWLER, AARON C | |
| 2022-02-14 | 29826602 | FUEL CELL ELECTRIC SEMI TRUCK | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-10-08 | D1045674 | Erik Tuft Nigel Kim John Sodano Gavin Clark Nestor Llanos | United States United States United States United States United States | FOWLER, AARON C | |
| 2022-01-06 | 17569992 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR CATION-ASSOCIATING FUEL CELL COMPONENTS | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-02-06 | 11894589 | US20220131170A1 | John Slack Andrew Baker | United States United States | GATEWOOD, DANIEL S |
| 2021-12-21 | 17557396 | VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-10-04 | 11458799 | US20220194165A1 | Aiden Cohan Rachel Cook Akshit Markan Mitchell Shinn Katherine Smith | United States United States United States United States United States | HWU, DAVIS D |
| 2021-12-13 | 17548805 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FUEL CELL THERMAL LOADS | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-06-14 | 11358493 | US20220111763A1 | Aiden Cohan Akshit Markan Mitchell Shinn Katherine Smith Rachel Cook | United States United States United States United States United States | SIDDIQUEE, MUHAMMAD S |
| 2021-11-29 | 17536687 | BATTERY PACK FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2023-07-25 | 11707995 | US20220169127A1 | Umran Ashraf Michael Corona T. Neil McLemore Varoujan Sarkissian | United States United States United States United States | PHAM, DUC M |
| 2021-11-29 | 17456875 | BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY | NIKOLA CORPORATION | Patented Case | 2023-11-21 | 11820241 | US20220169125A1 | Cory Borghi Michael Corona Seth Derouen Varoujan Sarkissian Oliver Rene Nicholas Smith Wesley Thibault Brent Wilderman Nathan Schmidt | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | PHAM, DUC M |
| 2021-09-29 | 17599986 | Battery Pack with Thermal Management System | Nikola Corporation Robert Bosch GmbH | Patented Case | 2024-10-01 | 12107247 | US20220131210A1 | Mehul Botadra David Sarazin Kevin Mitchell Lynk Anthony Albert Heaton | Germany United States United States United States | ARCIERO, ADAM A |
| 2021-09-27 | 17486273 | CATALYST LAYERS OF MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2025-01-28 | 12212007 | US20220013790A1 | John Slack | United States | CREPEAU, JONATHAN |
| 2021-09-17 | 29808184 | VEHICLE DISPLAY SCREEN WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-08-20 | D1039536 | Marshall Ryan May Lamec Fletez Reyes Lane Veach Alexander Johnson Isaac Sloan | United States United States United States United States United States | TRUONG, DARMAWAN | |
| 2021-09-03 | 17466326 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY FRAME ASSEMBLY | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-04-30 | 11970066 | US20220169126A1 | Cory Borghi Saeid Emami Umran Ashraf Philipp Konold Matthias Morath Cihan Dere Christian Krug | United States United States United States Germany Germany Germany Germany | TRIGGS, JAMES J |
| 2021-08-27 | 29805610 | VEHICLE DISPLAY SCREEN WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2025-01-21 | D1058575 | Marshall Ryan May Lamec Fletez Reyes Lane Veach Alexander Johnson Isaac Sloan | United States United States United States United States United States | TUNG, MELANIE H | |
| 2021-08-27 | 29805601 | VEHICLE DISPLAY SCREEN WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2025-01-07 | D1056923 | Marshall Ryan May Lamec Fletez Reyes Lane Veach Alexander Johnson Isaac Sloan | United States United States United States United States United States | TUNG, MELANIE H | |
| 2021-08-16 | 17403179 | HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-03-22 | 11279243 | Umran Ashraf Michael Corona T. Neil McLemore Varoujan Sarkissian | United States United States United States United States | PHAM, DUC M | |
| 2021-07-20 | 17380268 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2023-06-13 | 11673448 | US20220324288A1 | Aiden Cohan Akshit Markan Derek McVay | United States United States United States | HWU, DAVIS D |
| 2021-06-14 | 17346674 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR CATION-ASSOCIATING FUEL CELL COMPONENTS | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-03-22 | 11283097 | US20220052366A1 | John Slack Andrew Baker | United States United States | GATEWOOD, DANIEL S |
| 2021-06-01 | 29786645 | MOTOR TRUCK | NIKOLA CORPORATION IVECO S.p.A. | Patented Case | 2024-06-18 | D1031542 | Giuseppe Bruno Marco Armigliato David Melvin Wilkie Erik Tuft | Italy Italy Italy United States | MAGER, ADAM C | |
| 2021-05-13 | 17319896 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FUEL CELL THERMAL LOADS | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-03-22 | 11279258 | US20220111762A1 | Aiden Cohan Akshit Markan Mitchell Shinn Katherine Smith Rachel Cook | United States United States United States United States United States | SIDDIQUEE, MUHAMMAD S |
| 2021-05-11 | 17317813 | INTEGRATED FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2025-01-14 | 12194837 | US20210260994A1 | Livio Richard Gambone Alexander Waldemar Grab David Leigh Grottenthaler Paul Benjamin Reidhead Jesse Michael Schneider | United States United States United States United States United States | WEHRLY, CHRISTOPHER B |
| 2021-03-02 | 17189471 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR AN AUTOMOBILE DOOR OR WINDOW | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2023-03-28 | 11613312 | US20210179202A1 | Trevor R. Milton Stephen Jennes Markus Scholten | United States United States United States | BLANKENSHIP, GREGORY A |
| 2021-02-22 | 29771389 | SEMI TRUCK BODY | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2023-06-27 | D990373 | Nigel Kim John Sodano Erik Tuft | United States United States United States | BROWN, MELODY NOEL | |
| 2021-02-09 | 29770145 | PICKUP TRUCK TAILGATE AND LIGHTS | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-07-05 | D956648 | Brendan Babiarz | United States | TISDELL, SUZANNE E | |
| 2021-02-09 | 29770144 | PICKUP TRUCK GRILLE AND LIGHTS | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-05-31 | D953215 | Brendan Babiarz | United States | TISDELL, SUZANNE E | |
| 2021-02-09 | 29770143 | PICKUP TRUCK BODY | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2023-06-13 | D988933 | Brendan Babiarz Giuseppe Rizzo | United States Italy | BROWN, MELODY NOEL | |
| 2020-07-31 | 16944641 | PRESSURIZED VESSEL HEAT SHIELD AND THERMAL PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEM | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-06-28 | 11371658 | US20200363016A1 | Livio Richard Gambone David Leigh Grottenthaler Jesse Michael Schneider | United States United States United States | HAKOMAKI, JAMES R |
| 2020-07-10 | 16925497 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH INTEGRAL AIR DUCTING | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2023-05-09 | 11642991 | US20210023970A1 | Nicolas LaBerge Kyle Ness | United States United States | WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT |
| 2020-07-02 | 29740352 | DOOR HANDLE FOR VEHICLES | NIKOLA CORPORATION IVECO S.p.A. | Patented Case | 2025-04-08 | D1069665 | Giuseppe Bruno Marco Armigliato David Melvin Wilkie Erik Tuft | Italy Italy Italy United States | HSU, JERRY SHIUAN-HUA | |
| 2020-07-02 | 29740350 | VEHICLE INTERIOR | NIKOLA CORPORATION IVECO S.p.A. | Patented Case | 2022-11-01 | D968293 | Giuseppe Bruno Marco Armigliato David Melvin Wilkie Erik Tuft | Italy Italy Italy United States | HSU, JERRY SHIUAN-HUA | |
| 2020-07-02 | 29740348 | MOTOR TRUCK | NIKOLA CORPORATION IVECO S.p.A. | Patented Case | 2024-04-16 | D1022800 | Giuseppe Bruno Marco Armigliato David Melvin Wilkie Erik Tuft | Italy Italy Italy United States | MAGER, ADAM C | |
| 2020-06-03 | 16891506 | METHODS OF MAKING CATALYST LAYERS OF MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING STRUCTURED UNITS | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-03-22 | 11283083 | US20200365910A1 | John Slack | United States | HAN, KWANG S |
| 2020-06-02 | 29736691 | TRUCK WRAP WINDSHIELD AND GRILLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-02-22 | D944156 | Erik Tuft Guiseppe Bruno Marco Armigliato David Wilkie | United States Italy Italy Italy | BETTON, KATRINA ANN | |
| 2020-06-02 | 16890269 | ELECTRODE WITH STRUCTURED UNITS | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2021-10-26 | 11158864 | US20200365909A1 | John Slack | United States | HAN, KWANG S |
| 2020-04-29 | 16862433 | ELECTRIC UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2021-04-20 | 10981470 | US20200254903A1 | Trevor R. Milton Kevin M. Lynk Anthony A. Heaton Morgan Mackelprang Kyle Gray Robert Dane Davis | United States United States United States United States United States United States | JOHNS, HILARY LYNN |
| 2019-07-11 | 16509073 | CARGO DOOR FOR SEMI-TRUCK | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2021-05-11 | 11001129 | US20190329635A1 | Trevor R. Milton Stephen Jennes Markus Scholten | United States United States United States | SWENSON, BRIAN L |
| 2019-05-15 | 16412748 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR AN AUTOMOBILE DOOR OR WINDOW | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2021-04-20 | 10981609 | US20190263455A1 | Trevor R. Milton Stephen Jennes Markus Scholten | United States United States United States | BLANKENSHIP, GREGORY A |
| 2019-05-06 | 29690178 | ILLUMINABLE BEZEL FOR A VEHICLE HEADLAMP | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-12-29 | D906585 | Stephen Jennes | United States | JACKSON, MARCUS A | |
| 2019-05-02 | 16401449 | ELECTRIC UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-05-26 | 10661680 | US20190255957A1 | Trevor R. Milton Kevin M. Lynk Anthony A. Heaton Morgan Mackelprang Kyle Gray Robert Dane Davis | United States United States United States United States United States United States | JOHNS, HILARY LYNN |
| 2019-04-15 | 29687749 | ELECTRIC UTILITY VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-12-29 | D906172 | Erik Tuft Brendan Babiarz Lee Baroldy Jordan Darling James R. Crawford Nicolas Laberge | United States United States United States United States United States United States | MAGER, ADAM C | |
| 2019-04-15 | 29687746 | ELECTRIC UTILITY VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2021-03-23 | D913846 | Erik Tuft Brendan Babiarz Lee Baroldy Jordan Darling James R. Crawford Nicolas Laberge | United States United States United States United States United States United States | LY, DARLINGTON | |
| 2019-04-15 | 29687673 | PERSONAL WATERCRAFT | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-06-30 | D888645 | Brendan Babiarz Lee Baroldy James R. Crawford Alvaro A. Chavez Diego Munoz Ryan Browne Jordan Darling | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | MAGER, ADAM C | |
| 2019-04-11 | 16381434 | WRAP AROUND VEHICLE WINDSHIELD | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-05-19 | 10654530 | US20190248428A1 | Trevor R. Milton Steve Jennes | United States United States | MORROW, JASON S |
| 2019-03-20 | 16359886 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR AN AUTOMOBILE DOOR OR WINDOW | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-12-08 | 10858049 | US20190217904A1 | Trevor R. Milton Steve Jennes Markus Scholten | United States United States United States | SWENSON, BRIAN L |
| 2018-02-26 | 15904968 | ELECTRIC BATTERY ASSEMBLY | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-03-03 | 10581126 | US20180261899A1 | Trevor R. Milton Kevin M. Lynk Anthony A. Heaton Kyle Gray Robert Dane Davis | United States United States United States United States United States | RHEE, JANE J |
| 2018-02-05 | 15889159 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR AN AUTOMOBILE DOOR OR WINDOW | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-05-26 | 10661844 | US20180222538A1 | Trevor R. Milton Steve Jennes Markus Scholten | United States United States United States | SWENSON, BRIAN L |
| 2017-01-19 | 15410130 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR AN AUTOMOBILE DOOR OR WINDOW | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-08-06 | 10370041 | US20170197495A1 | Trevor R. Milton Steve Jennes Markus Scholten | United States United States United States | SWENSON, BRIAN L |
| 2016-10-14 | 15294258 | ELECTRIC BATTERY ASSEMBLY | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-12-03 | 10497998 | US20170324128A1 | Trevor R. Milton Kevin M. Lynk Anthony A. Heaton Kyle Gray Robert Dane Davis | United States United States United States United States United States | RHEE, JANE J |
| 2016-09-16 | 15268249 | ELECTRIC UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE | Nikola Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-06-04 | 10308132 | US20170320381A1 | Trevor R. Milton Kevin M. Lynk Anthony A. Heaton Morgan Mackelprang Kyle Gray Robert Dane Davis | United States United States United States United States United States United States | JOHNS, HILARY LYNN |