B60C VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
Description
B60C encompasses the design, manufacture, and maintenance of vehicle tyres, including tyre structure, composition, and performance characteristics. The subclass covers tyre inflation systems, tyre changing equipment, and valve connections for inflatable tyres and related elastic bodies. Also included are devices for tyre repair, tread patterns, sidewall construction, and monitoring systems for tyre condition and pressure. Adjacent classes handle specific vehicle propulsion systems (B60D onwards) and broader vehicular components, while this classification focuses specifically on tyre technology and associated servicing infrastructure.
16 direct subcodes
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- B60C 1/00 Tyres characterised by the chemical composition or the physical arrangement or mixture of the composition
- B60C 11/00 Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
- B60C 13/00 Tyre sidewalls; Protecting, decorating, marking, or the like, thereof (B60C17/08 takes precedence; tyre shoulders B60C11/01; removable tyre sidewall trim rings B60B7/01)
- B60C 15/00 Tyre beads, e.g. ply turn-up or overlap
- B60C 17/00 Tyres characterised by means enabling restricted operation in damaged or deflated condition; Accessories therefor
- B60C 19/00 Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for
- B60C 2200/00 Tyres specially adapted for particular applications
- B60C 23/00 Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially adapted for mounting on vehicles; Arrangement of tyre inflating devices on vehicles, e.g. of pumps or of tanks; Tyre cooling arrangements
- B60C 25/00 Apparatus or tools adapted for mounting, removing or inspecting tyres (testing of tyres G01M17/02)
- B60C 27/00 Non-skid devices temporarily attachable to resilient tyres or resiliently-tyred wheels
- B60C 29/00 Arrangements of tyre-inflating valves to tyres or rims; Accessories for tyre-inflating valves, not otherwise provided for (tools for mounting or demounting valves B60C25/18)
- B60C 3/00 Tyres characterised by the transverse section
- B60C 5/00 Inflatable pneumatic tyres or inner tubes (B60C1/00, B60C9/00 - B60C17/00 take precedence)
- B60C 7/00 Non-inflatable or solid tyres (B60C1/00 takes precedence)
- B60C 9/00 Reinforcements or ply arrangement of pneumatic tyres (inserts having reinforcing means B60C5/08; bead structure, e.g. turnup or overlap construction, B60C15/00)
- B60C 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B60, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 31,729
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 29,270
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 23,892
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 20,384
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 20,311
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 20,237
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,629
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 11,896
- AUDI DE 11,084
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 10,940