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B60G 2401/00 Indexing codes relating to the type of sensors based on the principle of their operation
Filing statistics
CPC B60G 2401/00 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
18 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B60G 2401/10 Piezoelectric elements
- B60G 2401/11 Electrostrictive transducers
- B60G 2401/12 Strain gauge
- B60G 2401/14 Photo or light sensitive means, e.g. Infrared
- B60G 2401/15 Doppler effect
- B60G 2401/16 GPS track data
- B60G 2401/17 Magnetic/Electromagnetic
- B60G 2401/19 Speech recognising means
- B60G 2401/20 Switches, e.g. mercury or ball type switches
- B60G 2401/21 Laser
- B60G 2401/22 Radioactivity sensitive materials
- B60G 2401/23 Memory materials
- B60G 2401/24 Heat sensitive materials; temperature gauge
- B60G 2401/25 Capacitance type, e.g. as level indicator
- B60G 2401/26 Resistance type, e.g. as level indicator
- B60G 2401/27 Gravitational, e.g. pendulum or axial movement type
- B60G 2401/28 Gyroscopes
- B60G 2401/90 Single sensor for two or more measurements
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