A New Microsoft Patent Routes AI Requests Toward Data Centers With Wind and Sun to Spare
Microsoft describes sending your AI questions to wherever the wind is blowing, by building data centers beside wind and solar farms and…
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Batteries, charging and power management, mostly from Samsung and Tesla. Every new battery, charging and energy patent from the companies we track, newest first.
This week's energy patents
Week of November 5, 2026 · 2 filings covered · refreshes every week
The 2 filings Patentlyze covered this week address two distinct energy concerns: routing AI workloads toward greener power sources and improving battery chemistry to reduce unwanted gas buildup.
Recent filings
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Tesla Files Patent for a Battery Fluid Recipe That Cuts Gas Buildup
Brand-new batteries burp gas the first time they are charged, and factories have to deal with it. Tesla's patent application adds a…
IBM Files Patent to Help Mobile Data Centers Pick the Greenest Wireless Charger
When a robotic data center runs low on power, IBM's filing has it call out to nearby machines for a wireless recharge,…
Sony Files Patent for a Game Console That Slows Downloads When the Power Grid Is Strained
Sony has filed a patent application for a game console that checks how busy and how green your local power supply is,…
Google's New Patent Teaches Energy Converters to Foresee Power Outages Before They Happen
Most power inverters just convert electricity and stay quiet. This Google patent describes one that actively interrogates the grid it's connected to,…
Samsung Patents a Metal-Air Battery That Stays Efficient as Its Power Strip Wears Down
Most batteries degrade partly because their electrodes shrink unevenly over time, creating gaps that kill efficiency. Samsung's new patent tackles that problem…
Tesla Files Patent for a Solar Panel Mount That Fits Into Tile Roofs
Mounting solar panels on a tile roof is one of the trickiest installation jobs in residential construction. Tesla's latest patent describes a…
Tesla Patents a System That Catches Uneven Battery Cell Wear During Charging
Not all battery cells age at the same rate, and when some fall behind the others, you get shortened range, unexpected shutdowns,…
Samsung Patents a Rechargeable Cell Designed to Slow Battery Degradation Over Time
One of the biggest unsolved problems in next-generation batteries is keeping the two main layers from degrading where they touch. Samsung's new…
Samsung Patents a Crystal Powder That Could Let Batteries Charge Without Catching Fire
Samsung is patenting a brand-new material, a lithium compound with the chemical formula LiHfNaCl6, that could serve as the ion-conducting core of…
Tesla Patents a Locking Foot That Snaps Solar Roof Tiles Together
Tesla's Solar Roof tiles are known for being expensive and tricky to install. A newly published patent suggests the company is rethinking…
Tesla Patent Replaces Battery Metal Tabs With a Folded Electrode Edge
Tesla is filing patents on a battery electrode design that folds the metal foil into a hem along its edge, eliminating the…
Energy patent questions, answered
Numbers pull live from the database, so answers never go stale
Which companies file the most energy patents?
Over the last 90 days, Tesla leads with 2 energy filings, followed by Google (1), Microsoft (1), Samsung (1) and IBM (1). That is out of 7 energy filings from all the companies we track in the same period.
How many energy patents has Big Tech published this month?
2 energy patent applications from the companies we track have published in November 2026 so far, after 3 in October. Patentlyze has covered 18 energy filings since May 2026.
What is the newest energy patent?
A New Microsoft Patent Routes AI Requests Toward Data Centers With Wind and Sun to Spare, a Microsoft filing published November 5, 2026. The latest filings are listed above, newest first.
Does a new energy patent mean a product is coming?
No. A published application is not a product announcement. Companies file to protect options, and most patented ideas never ship in the form described. What filings do show is which companies are putting research effort into energy right now.
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