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B60R 21/263

using a variable source, e.g. plural stage or controlled output (hybrid inflators B60R21/272)

Introduced: January 2011

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: using a variable source, e.g. plural stage or controlled output

CPC: using a variable source, e.g. plural stage or controlled output (hybrid inflators B60R21/272)

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 > characterised by the inflation fluid source or means to control inflation fluid flow > using a variable source, e.g. plural stage or controlled output

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) > characterised by the inflation fluid source or means to control inflation fluid flow > using a variable source, e.g. plural stage or controlled output (hybrid inflators B60R21/272)

Additional Content IPC

Inflatable restraint or confinement with an inflation fluid source using instantaneous release of stored pressurized gas with means for increasing the pressure of the gas just before or during liberation, e.g. hybrid inflators

Of 1 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

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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