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B60N 2/80

Head-rests

Introduced: January 2018

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles > Head-rests

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) > Head-rests

Of 10 combined children, 9 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

IPC defines codes here since 2018.

Child Classifications

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  • B60N 2/803 fixed since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60N 2/879 with additional features not related to head-rest positioning, e.g. heating or cooling devices or loudspeakers since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60N 2/882 detachable since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60N 2/885 provided with side-rests since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60N 2/888 with arrangements for protecting against abnormal g-forces, e.g. by displacement of the head-rest since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60N 2/891 with the head-rest being comma-shaped in side view since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60N 2/894 with rods solidly attached to the back-rest since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60N 2/897 with sleeves located in the back-rest for guiding the rods of the head-rest since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60N 2002/899 2nd only CPC only CPC only

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