B60G 17/04 fluid spring characteristics
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Fluid-spring characteristics
CPC: fluid spring characteristics
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load > Spring characteristics > Fluid-spring characteristics
Resilient suspensions having means for adjusting the spring or vibration-damper characteristics, for regulating the distance between a supporting surface and a sprung part of vehicle or for locking suspension during use to meet varying vehicular or surface conditions, e.g. due to speed or load > Spring characteristics (B60G17/005, B60G17/015 take precedence) > fluid spring characteristics
Of 6 combined children, 4 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1990.
Child Classifications
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- B60G 17/044 Self-pumping fluid springs (pumps for liquids F04) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60G 17/048 with the regulating means inside the fluid springs (B60G17/044 takes precedence) since 1990 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60G 17/052 Pneumatic spring characteristics (B60G17/048 takes precedence ) since 1990 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60G 17/056 Regulating distributors or valves (B60G17/044 - B60G17/048, take precedence; ; valves per se F16K) since 1990 +1 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