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B62C 7/00

Braking mechanisms and brake control devices specially adapted for animal-drawn vehicles (brakes in general F16D)

Filing statistics

CPC B62C 7/00 belongs to the parent subclass B62C, which 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

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  • B62C 7/02 Mechanisms for locking ground-engaging wheels, e.g. engaging spokes
  • B62C 7/04 Automatic brake control devices

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B62, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY JP 5,923
  2. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 5,548
  3. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 5,466
  4. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 4,265
  5. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 4,147
  6. SHIMANO JP 4,060
  7. ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,750
  8. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,683
  9. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,604
  10. BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 3,538