CPC Main Group
B60K 31/00 Vehicle fittings, acting on a single sub-unit only, for automatically controlling vehicle speed, i.e. preventing speed from exceeding an arbitrarily established velocity or maintaining speed at a particular velocity, as selected by the vehicle operator
Filing statistics
CPC B60K 31/00 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 31/02 including electrically actuated servomechanism
- B60K 31/06 including fluid pressure actuated servomechanism
- B60K 31/12 including a device responsive to centrifugal force
- B60K 31/16 having means to prevent or discourage unauthorised use or adjusting of the controlling means
- B60K 31/18 including a device to audibly, visibly, or otherwise signal the existence of unusual or unintended speed
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