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)

Introduced: January 1990

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles

CPC: 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)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles

CPC:

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)

Of 14 combined children, 13 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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B60N 2/002 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
B60N 2/005 Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles (B60N2/02 takes precedence ) since 2000 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/02 the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable (adjustable arm-rests B60N2/75; adjustable head-rests B60N2/806) since 1990 +7 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/24 for particular purposes or particular vehicles since 1990 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/50 Seat suspension devices since 1990 +7 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/56 Heating or ventilating devices since 2000 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/58 Seat coverings since 2000 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/62 Thigh-rests since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/64 Back-rests since 2000 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/68 Seat frames since 2000 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/70 Upholstery springs since 2000 +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/75 Arm-rests since 2018 +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/80 Head-rests since 2018 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/90 Details or parts not otherwise provided for since 2018 +8 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