B60R 21/16 Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags ( connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00)
Introduced: January 1985
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
CPC: Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags ( connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
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 > Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
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 > Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags ( connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00)
CPC subdivides this area 2x more granularly than IPC with 6 additional codes.
6 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 5 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B60R 21/18 the inflatable member formed as a belt or harness or combined with a belt or harness arrangement since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60R 21/20 Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60R 21/23 Inflatable members (B60R21/18 takes precedence; connection to inflation fluid source retainers B60R21/217) since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60R 21/26 characterised by the inflation fluid source or means to control inflation fluid flow since 1985 +10 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60R 21/33 Arrangements for non-electric triggering of inflation (electrical circuits for triggering safety arrangements B60R21/01) since 2006 +1 CPC 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