Attaching disc body to hub (resiliently B60B9/00; attaching rim to wheel body B60B23/00 )

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Attaching disc body to hub

CPC: Attaching disc body to hub (resiliently B60B9/00; attaching rim to wheel body B60B23/00 )

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Disc wheels, i.e. wheels with load-supporting disc body > Attaching disc body to hub

CPC:

Disc wheels, i.e. wheels with load-supporting disc body (non- metallic B60B5/00; wheel cover discs B60B7/00 ) > Attaching disc body to hub (resiliently B60B9/00; attaching rim to wheel body B60B23/00 )

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 3 additional codes.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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B60B 3/142 CPC only CPC only
B60B 3/145 CPC only CPC only
B60B 3/147 CPC only CPC only
B60B 3/16 by bolts or the like +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60B 3/18 by circlips or the like IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B60,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 28,052
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 27,773
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 26,243
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 20,110
ROBERT BOSCH DE 19,033
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 17,924
BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,214
HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 12,527
AUDI DE 10,806
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 10,336

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B60,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 31,729
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 29,270
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 23,892
ROBERT BOSCH DE 20,384
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 20,311
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 20,237
BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,629
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 11,896
AUDI DE 11,084
HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 10,940