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B60B 19/00

Wheels not otherwise provided for or having characteristics specified in one of the subgroups of this group

Filing statistics

CPC B60B 19/00 belongs to the parent subclass B60B, which recorded 40,292 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,314 in 2013 to 3,094 in 2023 (+34%), peaking at 4,828 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B60 are HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (31,729 applications), FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES (29,270 applications) and KIA MOTORS CORPORATION (23,892 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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  • B60B 19/003
  • B60B 19/006
  • B60B 19/02 convertible, e.g. from road wheel to rail wheel; Wheels specially designed for alternative use on road and rail
  • B60B 19/04 expansible
  • B60B 19/06 with compartments for fluid, packing or loading material; Buoyant wheels
  • B60B 19/08 with lubricating passages, channels, or reservoirs
  • B60B 19/10 with cooling fins
  • B60B 19/14 Ball-type wheels (B60B19/06 takes precedence)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B60, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 31,729
  2. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 29,270
  3. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 23,892
  4. ROBERT BOSCH DE 20,384
  5. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 20,311
  6. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 20,237
  7. BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,629
  8. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 11,896
  9. AUDI DE 11,084
  10. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 10,940