the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable (adjustable arm-rests B60N2/75; adjustable head-rests B60N2/806)

Introduced: January 1990

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable

CPC: the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable (adjustable arm-rests B60N2/75; adjustable head-rests B60N2/806)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles > the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable

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) > the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable (adjustable arm-rests B60N2/75; adjustable head-rests B60N2/806)

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 7 additional codes.

7 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 2 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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B60N 2/0224 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
B60N 2/028 CPC only CPC only
B60N 2/0284 CPC only CPC only
B60N 2/0292 CPC only CPC only
B60N 2/0296 CPC only CPC only
B60N 2/04 the whole seat being movable since 1990 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/20 the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/04, B60N2/22 take precedence) since 1990 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2/22 the back-rest being adjustable since 1990 +10 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60N 2002/0204 2nd only +4 CPC CPC only CPC only
B60N 2002/0288 2nd only CPC only CPC only

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