built-up from rubberised plies each having all cords arranged substantially parallel

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Reinforcements or ply arrangement of pneumatic tyres > Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers > built-up from rubberised plies each having all cords arranged substantially parallel

CPC:

Reinforcements or ply arrangement of pneumatic tyres (inserts having reinforcing means B60C5/08; bead structure, e.g. turnup or overlap construction, B60C15/00) > Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers > built-up from rubberised plies each having all cords arranged substantially parallel

CPC subdivides this area 10x more granularly than IPC with 9 additional codes.

9 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 8 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

Child Classifications

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B60C 2009/2012 2nd only +6 CPC CPC only CPC only
B60C 2009/2035 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60C 2009/2038 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60C 2009/2041 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60C 2009/2045 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60C 2009/2048 2nd only +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
B60C 2009/2061 2nd only +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
B60C 2009/2074 2nd only +6 CPC CPC only CPC only
B60C 9/2003 +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
B60C 9/22 the plies being arranged with all cords disposed along the circumference of the tyre +7 CPC 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