including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over

Introduced: January 2006

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks > Electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents > including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over

CPC:

Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks (safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles B60R22/00; seats constructed to protect the occupant from the effect of abnormal g-forces, e.g. crash or safety seats, B60N2/42; energy-absorbing arrangements for hand wheels for steering vehicles B62D1/11; energy-absorbing arrangements for vehicle steering columns B62D1/19) > Electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents > including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over

CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 8 additional codes.

8 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 8 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

IPC defines codes here since 2006.

Child Classifications

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B60R 2021/01302 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/01304 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/01306 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/01308 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/01311 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/01313 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/01315 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/01317 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 21/0132 responsive to vehicle motion parameters since 2006 +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60R 21/0134 responsive to imminent contact with an obstacle since 2006 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60R 21/0136 responsive to actual contact with an obstacle since 2006 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