Arrangement or mounting of change-speed gearing control devices in vehicles

Filing statistics

CPC B60K 20/00 belongs to the parent subclass B60K, which recorded 221,611 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 13,600 in 2013 to 19,181 in 2023 (+41%), peaking at 24,034 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