DIFF Subgroup
B60W 30/18 Propelling the vehicle
Introduced: January 2006
Full Title
Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of vehicle sub-units > Propelling the vehicle
Of 10 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.
4 codes are CPC-only extensions.
IPC defines codes here since 2006.
Child Classifications
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- B60W 30/182 Selecting between different operative modes, e.g. comfort and performance modes since 2012 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60W 30/184 Preventing damage resulting from overload or excessive wear of the driveline since 2012 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60W 30/188 Controlling power parameters of the driveline, e.g. determining the required power since 2012 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60W 30/19 Improvement of gear change, e.g. by synchronisation or smoothing gear shift since 2012 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B60W 30/192 Mitigating problems related to power-up or power-down of the driveline, e.g. start-up of a cold engine since 2012 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