B60R 21/215 characterised by the covers for the inflatable member
Introduced: January 2006
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 for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components > characterised by the covers for the inflatable member
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) > Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components > characterised by the covers for the inflatable member
CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 7 additional codes.
7 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 7 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
IPC defines codes here since 2011.
Child Classifications
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- B60R 21/2155 with complex motion of the cover; Retraction under the lining during opening since 2011 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60R 21/216 comprising tether means for limitation of cover motion during deployment since 2011 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60R 21/2165 characterised by a tear line for defining a deployment opening since 2011 +3 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