DIFF Subgroup
B60G 11/18 having torsion-bar springs only
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of springs > having torsion-bar springs only
CPC:
Resilient suspensions characterised by arrangement, location or kind of springs (single wheel suspension by pivoted arm resilient in itself B60G3/00; adjusting spring characteristic B60G17/00; springs per se F16F) > having torsion-bar springs only
CPC subdivides this area 6x more granularly than IPC with 5 additional codes.
5 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Child Classifications
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- B60G 11/20 characterised by means specially adapted for attaching the spring to axle or sprung part of the vehicle 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