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B60R 21/02

Occupant safety arrangements or fittings

Introduced: September 1968

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 > Occupant safety arrangements or fittings

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) > Occupant safety arrangements or fittings

Of 14 combined children, 8 exist in both systems.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 4 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B60R 2021/0273 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • B60R 2021/028 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • B60R 2021/0293 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • B60R 21/0286 CPC only CPC only
  • B60R 21/055 Padded fittings since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60R 21/09 Control elements or operating handles movable from an operative to an out-of-the way position, e.g. switch knobs, window cranks since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60R 21/11 Overhead guards, e.g. against loads falling down since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B60R 21/12 which protect the occupants against personal attack from the inside or the outside of the vehicle IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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