characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration

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 > Occupant safety arrangements or fittings > Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags > Inflatable members > characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration

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 > 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) > Inflatable members (B60R21/18 takes precedence; connection to inflation fluid source retainers B60R21/217) > characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration

CPC subdivides this area 5x more granularly than IPC with 11 additional codes.

11 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 9 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 2021/23107 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/23115 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/23123 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/2313 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/23153 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/23161 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/23169 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/23176 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 2021/23192 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B60R 21/23138 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
B60R 21/23184 CPC only CPC only
B60R 21/232 Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge since 2011 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60R 21/233 comprising a plurality of individual compartments; comprising two or more bag-like members, one within the other (B60R21/232 takes precedence) since 2006 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60R 21/2334 Expansion control features since 2011 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