CPC Main Group
B60R 17/00 Arrangements or adaptations of lubricating systems or devices (lubricating in general F16N)
Filing statistics
CPC B60R 17/00 belongs to the parent subclass B60R, which recorded 293,673 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 16,961 in 2013 to 25,518 in 2023 (+50%), peaking at 33,362 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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- B60R 17/02 Systems, e.g. central lubrication systems
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