Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles with additional source of power, e.g. combustion engine or electric motor

Filing statistics

CPC B62M 6/00 belongs to the parent subclass B62M, which recorded 33,361 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,236 in 2013 to 2,846 in 2023 (+27%), peaking at 3,819 applications in 2018. 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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B62M 6/10 Rider propelled cycles with auxiliary combustion engine
B62M 6/40 Rider propelled cycles with auxiliary electric motor
B62M 6/80 Accessories, e.g. power sources; Arrangements thereof

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