B60R 19/18 Means within the bumper to absorb impact
Introduced: January 1985
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Wheel guards; Radiator guards; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions > Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects > Means within the bumper to absorb impact
Wheel guards; Radiator guards, ; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions ( mudguards B62D) > Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects ( integral with waterborne vessels or specially adapted therefor B63B59/02) > Means within the bumper to absorb impact
CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 4 additional codes.
4 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 4 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B60R 19/20 containing gas or liquid, e.g. inflatable (connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00) since 1985 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60R 19/22 containing cellular material, e.g. solid foam since 1985 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