Road conditions

Introduced: January 2006

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit > related to ambient conditions > Road conditions

CPC:

Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub unit, > related to ambient conditions > Road conditions

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 2012.

Child Classifications

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B60W 40/064 Degree of grip since 2012 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60W 40/068 Road friction coefficient since 2012 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60W 40/072 Curvature of the road since 2012 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B60W 40/076 Slope angle of the road 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