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CPC Main Group
B25H 5/00

Tool, instrument or work supports or storage means used in association with vehicles; Workers' supports, e.g. mechanics' creepers

Filing statistics

CPC B25H 5/00 belongs to the parent subclass B25H, which recorded 28,683 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,042 in 2013 to 2,428 in 2023 (+133%), peaking at 3,733 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class B25 are FANUC (3,700 applications), ROBERT BOSCH (3,293 applications) and LG ELECTRONICS (2,871 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B25, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. FANUC JP 3,700
  2. ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,293
  3. LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,871
  4. HILTI LI 2,424
  5. FANUC 2,406
  6. KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 2,103
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,854
  8. MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION US 1,825
  9. MAKITA CORPORATION JP 1,677
  10. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,513