B62C VEHICLES DRAWN BY ANIMALS
Description
B62C covers land vehicles designed to be drawn or propelled by animals, including horse-drawn carriages, carts, wagons, and sleighs. The classification encompasses the structural design and mechanical features of animal-powered vehicles, such as shafts, harnesses, axles, and suspension systems specific to this mode of transport. This subclass excludes motorized vehicles (B62D) and vehicles designed for rail transport, focusing instead on traditional or contemporary animal-drawn transportation systems used for both passenger and cargo applications.
Filing statistics
CPC subclass B62C recorded 62 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 3 in 2013 to 4 in 2023 (+33%), peaking at 17 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class B62 are HONDA MOTOR COMPANY (5,923 applications), HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (5,548 applications) and FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES (5,466 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B62C 1/00 Types of vehicles
- B62C 11/00 Safeguarding appliances not otherwise provided for, e.g. for readily releasing unmanageable draught animals
- B62C 3/00 Undercarriages or running gear of vehicles; Axle supports (undercarriages for supporting agricultural tools or apparatus A01B35/30, A01B39/24, A01B51/00)
- B62C 5/00 Draught assemblies (traction harness B68B3/00)
- B62C 7/00 Braking mechanisms and brake control devices specially adapted for animal-drawn vehicles (brakes in general F16D)
- B62C 9/00 Carriers or holders for whips; Holders for reins forming part of or attached to vehicles (reins or whips per se B68B)
- B62C 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B62, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY JP 5,923
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 5,548
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 5,466
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 4,265
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 4,147
- SHIMANO JP 4,060
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,750
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,683
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,604
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 3,538