CPC Main Group
B60R 22/00 Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles (safety belts or body harnesses in general A62B35/00)
Filing statistics
CPC B60R 22/00 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 22/02 Semi-passive restraint systems, e.g. systems applied or removed automatically but not both
- B60R 22/04 Passive restraint systems, i.e. systems both applied and removed automatically, e.g. by movement of the vehicle door
- B60R 22/10 specially adapted for children or animals (children's seats B60N2/24)
- B60R 22/12 Construction of belts or harnesses (B60R21/18 takes precedence )
- B60R 22/18 Anchoring devices
- B60R 22/28 incorporating energy-absorbing devices
- B60R 22/30 Coupling devices other than buckles, including length-adjusting fittings
- B60R 22/32 Devices for releasing in an emergency, e.g. after an accident
- B60R 22/34 Belt retractors, e.g. reels (anchoring devices , with means to tension the belt in an emergency B60R22/195)
- B60R 22/48 Control systems, alarms, or interlock systems, for the correct application of the belt or harness
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