Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles

Introduced: January 1985

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

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 > Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles

CPC:

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) > Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles

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

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 3 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 19/26 comprising yieldable mounting means ( springs, shock absorbers, or means for damping vibrations per se F16F) since 1985 +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60R 19/38 adjustably or movably mounted, e.g. horizontally displaceable for securing a space between parked vehicles since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60R 2019/242 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2019/245 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2019/247 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