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B60C 15/02

Seating or securing beads on rims (sealing means between beads and rims of tubeless tyres B60C5/16; means for securing solid tyres on rims B60C7/24)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Seating or securing beads on rims

CPC: Seating or securing beads on rims (sealing means between beads and rims of tubeless tyres B60C5/16; means for securing solid tyres on rims B60C7/24)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Tyre beads, e.g. ply turn-up or overlap > Seating or securing beads on rims

CPC:

Tyre beads, e.g. ply turn-up or overlap > Seating or securing beads on rims (sealing means between beads and rims of tubeless tyres B60C5/16; means for securing solid tyres on rims B60C7/24)

Additional Content IPC

Sealing means between beads and rims of tubeless tyres Means for securing solid tyres on rims

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 5 additional codes.

5 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1985.

Child Classifications

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  • B60C 15/0203 CPC only CPC only
  • B60C 15/0206 CPC only CPC only
  • B60C 15/0233 CPC only CPC only
  • B60C 15/0236 CPC only CPC only
  • B60C 15/036 Tyres permanently fixed to the rim, e.g. by adhesive, by vulcanisation since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

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

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

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

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