B62C VEHICLES DRAWN BY ANIMALS
Introduced: September 1968
Description
B62C covers land vehicles designed to be drawn or propelled by animals, including horse-drawn carriages, carts, wagons, and sleighs. The classification encompasses the structural design and mechanical features of animal-powered vehicles, such as shafts, harnesses, axles, and suspension systems specific to this mode of transport. This subclass excludes motorized vehicles (B62D) and vehicles designed for rail transport, focusing instead on traditional or contemporary animal-drawn transportation systems used for both passenger and cargo applications.
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 7 subcodes exist in both systems.
5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B62C 11/00 Safeguarding appliances not otherwise provided for, e.g. for readily releasing unmanageable draught animals IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B62C 3/00 Undercarriages or running gear of vehicles; Axle supports (undercarriages for supporting agricultural tools or apparatus A01B35/30, A01B39/24, A01B51/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B62C 7/00 Braking mechanisms and brake control devices specially adapted for animal-drawn vehicles (brakes in general F16D) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B62C 9/00 Carriers or holders for whips; Holders for reins forming part of or attached to vehicles (reins or whips per se B68B) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B62C 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass since 2009 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B62,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY JP 5,614
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 5,534
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 5,128
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 4,603
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 4,110
- SHIMANO JP 4,017
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,365
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 3,336
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,971
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 2,936
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B62,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY JP 5,923
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 5,548
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 5,466
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 4,265
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 4,147
- SHIMANO JP 4,060
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,750
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,683
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,604
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 3,538