CPC Main Group
B60G 11/00 Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or kind of springs (single wheel suspension by pivoted arm resilient in itself B60G3/00; adjusting spring characteristic B60G17/00; springs per se F16F)
Filing statistics
CPC B60G 11/00 belongs to the parent subclass B60G, which recorded 45,816 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 3,235 in 2013 to 3,610 in 2023 (+12%), peaking at 5,234 applications in 2018. 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
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B60G 11/02 having leaf springs only
- B60G 11/14 having helical, spiral or coil springs only
- B60G 11/18 having torsion-bar springs only
- B60G 11/22 having rubber springs only
- B60G 11/26 having fluid springs only, e.g. hydropneumatic springs ( B60G15/12 take precedence)
- B60G 11/32 having springs of different kinds
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