CPC Main Group
B60Q 3/00 Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors
Filing statistics
CPC B60Q 3/00 belongs to the parent subclass B60Q, which recorded 84,364 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 4,555 in 2013 to 7,187 in 2023 (+58%), peaking at 9,834 applications in 2017. 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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- B60Q 3/10 for dashboards
- B60Q 3/20 for lighting specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments; mounted on specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments (lighting for dashboards B60Q3/10)
- B60Q 3/30 for compartments other than passenger or driving compartments, e.g. luggage or engine compartments
- B60Q 3/40 specially adapted for specific vehicle types
- B60Q 3/50 Mounting arrangements (for compartments other than passenger or driving compartments B60Q3/30; specially adapted for specific vehicle types B60Q3/40)
- B60Q 3/60 characterised by optical aspects
- B60Q 3/70 characterised by the purpose
- B60Q 3/80 Circuits; Control arrangements (for dashboards B60Q3/16; for mass transit vehicles B60Q3/47)
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