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B60K 17/00

Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles

Introduced: September 1968

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 9 subcodes exist in both systems.

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  • B60K 17/02 characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of clutch IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60K 17/26 characterised by arrangement, location, or type of freewheel device IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60K 17/28 characterised by arrangement, location, or type of power take-off IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60K 17/32 the ultimate propulsive elements, e.g. ground wheels, being rockable about a horizontal pivot IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60K 17/36 for driving tandem wheels 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