B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Introduced: September 1968
Description
B60N covers specialized seating systems and passenger accommodation structures designed for vehicles, including automobiles, railway carriages, aircraft, and other transport modes. This classification encompasses seat constructions, suspension mechanisms, adjustment systems, restraint devices, and ergonomic features that are vehicle-specific rather than general furniture. Related technologies include seat heating/cooling systems, vibration damping, safety fixtures, and adaptations for disabled passengers. B60N excludes general furniture design (covered under A47) and focuses specifically on seats engineered to function within vehicle environments and comply with vehicular safety standards.
Of 8 combined children, 4 exist in both systems.
4 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 4 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B60N 2/00 Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles (railway seats B61D33/00; cycle seats B62J1/00; aircraft seats B64D11/06, B64D25/04, B64D25/10) since 1990 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60N 2210/00 Sensor types, e.g. for passenger detection systems or for controlling seats 2nd only +4 CPC CPC only CPC only
- B60N 2220/00 Computerised treatment of data for controlling of seats 2nd only +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
- B60N 3/00 Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for (of radio sets, television sets, telephones, , safety belts or the like B60R) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60N 5/00 Arrangements or devices on vehicles for entrance or exit control of passengers, e.g. turnstiles since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60N 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass since 2006 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