DIFF Subgroup
A63H 18/02 Construction or arrangement of the trackway
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Highways or trackways for toys; Propulsion by special interaction between vehicle and track > Construction or arrangement of the trackway
CPC:
Highways or trackways for toys (railway permanent way A63H19/30; for special railways A63H21/00); Propulsion by special interaction between vehicle and track > Construction or arrangement of the trackway
CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 5 additional codes.
5 codes are CPC-only extensions.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- A63H 18/06 designed to cause movement of a vehicle by alteration of the inclination of part of the trackway IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class A63,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SANKYO 23,899
- SANYO PRODUCT COMPANY 23,718
- DAIICHI SHOKAI COMPANY 13,338
- KYORAKU SANGYO 10,447
- UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 9,545
- SANEI R & D COMPANY 9,135
- SAMMY CORPORATION 7,126
- NEWGIN CORPORATION 5,651
- NETEASE 4,877
- HEIWA CORPORATION 3,938
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class A63,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NETEASE 4,324
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 3,255
- SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT JP 2,643
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY CN 2,353
- UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS US 2,005
- KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION US 1,883
- ACUSHNET COMPANY US 1,495
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,272
- NINTENDO COMPANY JP 1,260
- SONY CORPORATION JP 1,169