CPC Main Group
B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
Filing statistics
CPC B60K 35/00 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
11 direct subcodes
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- B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
- B60K 35/20 Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
- B60K 35/40 Instruments specially adapted for improving the visibility thereof to the user, e.g. fogging prevention or anti-reflection arrangements
- B60K 35/50 Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle (B60K35/231 takes precedence)
- B60K 35/55 Instruments with parts that can change their shape or position to configure an active screen, e.g. by folding or by rolling
- B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10)
- B60K 35/65 Instruments specially adapted for specific vehicle types or users, e.g. for left- or right-hand drive
- B60K 35/70 Instrument provisions for avoiding injuries to vehicle occupants in case of accidents
- B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
- B60K 35/85 Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
- B60K 35/90 Calibration of instruments, e.g. setting initial or reference parameters; Testing of instruments, e.g. detecting malfunction
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