CPC Main Group
B60R 21/00 Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks (safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles B60R22/00; seats constructed to protect the occupant from the effect of abnormal g-forces, e.g. crash or safety seats, B60N2/42; energy-absorbing arrangements for hand wheels for steering vehicles B62D1/11; energy-absorbing arrangements for vehicle steering columns B62D1/19)
Filing statistics
CPC B60R 21/00 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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- B60R 21/01 Electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
- B60R 21/02 Occupant safety arrangements or fittings
- B60R 21/34 Protecting non-occupants of a vehicle, e.g. pedestrians
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