CPC Main Group
B62K 11/00 Motorcycles, engine-assisted cycles or motor scooters with one or two wheels (fairings or streamlining parts not forming part of the frame B62J; transmission of drive from engines to wheels B62M)
Filing statistics
CPC B62K 11/00 belongs to the parent subclass B62K, which recorded 45,222 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 3,351 in 2013 to 2,954 in 2023 (-12%), peaking at 5,608 applications in 2016. 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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Child Classifications
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- B62K 11/02 Frames (motorcycles or cycles with auxiliary engines characterised by position of engine B62M)
- B62K 11/12 Steering wheel forks characterised by the association therewith of engine
- B62K 11/14 Handlebar constructions, or arrangements of controls thereon, specially adapted thereto (hand controls per se B62K23/02)
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