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B60K 2704/00

Control devices, wherein the control is combined with or mainly influenced by the working of the engine or the main coupling, e.g. control device is linked to the carburettor control and is influenced by depression of pedal, for semi-automatic or non-automatic transmission having toothed wheels

Filing statistics

CPC B60K 2704/00 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

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Child Classifications

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  • B60K 2704/02 without preselection system, the control being mechanical
  • B60K 2704/04 with preselection system, e.g. for semi-autonmatic transmission

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