responsive to vehicle weight or load, e.g. load distribution ( B60T8/30 takes precedence; responsive to weight and speed condition B60T8/58)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: responsive to vehicle weight or load, e.g. load distribution

CPC: responsive to vehicle weight or load, e.g. load distribution ( B60T8/30 takes precedence; responsive to weight and speed condition B60T8/58)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force > responsive to vehicle weight or load, e.g. load distribution

CPC:

Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force (by changing number of effective brake cylinders in power brake systems B60T17/10) > responsive to vehicle weight or load, e.g. load distribution ( B60T8/30 takes precedence; responsive to weight and speed condition B60T8/58)

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 6 additional codes.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions, 2 exist only in IPC.

Child Classifications

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B60T 8/1806 CPC only CPC only
B60T 8/1812 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
B60T 8/1837 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
B60T 8/1881 CPC only CPC only
B60T 8/1887 CPC only CPC only
B60T 8/1893 CPC only CPC only
B60T 8/2 with stepwise control action IPC only IPC only
B60T 8/22 with continuous control action IPC only IPC only

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