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B68B 1/00

Devices in connection with harness, for hitching, reining, training, breaking or quietening horses or other traction animals (devices of this kind combined with traction harness B68B3/00; stable equipment A01K1/00; devices forming part of a vehicle B62C)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Devices in connection with harness, for hitching, reining, training, breaking, or quietening horses or other traction animals

CPC: Devices in connection with harness, for hitching, reining, training, breaking or quietening horses or other traction animals (devices of this kind combined with traction harness B68B3/00; stable equipment A01K1/00; devices forming part of a vehicle B62C)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Devices in connection with harness, for hitching, reining, training, breaking, or quietening horses or other traction animals

CPC:

Devices in connection with harness, for hitching, reining, training, breaking or quietening horses or other traction animals (devices of this kind combined with traction harness B68B3/00; stable equipment A01K1/00; devices forming part of a vehicle B62C)

Of 8 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 2 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B68B 1/02 Halters IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B68B 1/08 Stranglers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B68B 1/13 Devices for preventing bolting (for unhitching bolting traction animals B68B5/08) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B68B 1/14 Hobbling devices IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B68B 2001/003 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • B68B 2001/006 2nd only CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B68,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TACHI S COMPANY 144
  2. TOYOTA BOSHOKU CORPORATION 131
  3. L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY US 84
  4. TACHI S COMPANY JP 81
  5. TS TECH COMPANY 79
  6. YOSHIDA KOGYO JP 78
  7. YOSHIDA KOGYO 54
  8. SPUEHL CH 50
  9. CHANGSHU BEALEAD AUTOMATIC MACHINE COMPANY 50
  10. ZHEJIANG HUAJIAN INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT 49

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B68,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY US 106
  2. YOSHIDA KOGYO JP 91
  3. TACHI S COMPANY JP 74
  4. TACHI S COMPANY 55
  5. SPUEHL CH 49
  6. YOSHIDA KOGYO 47
  7. HARRISON SPINKS COMPONENTS GB 47
  8. HS PRODUCTS GB 45
  9. DREAMWELL US 45
  10. PURPLE INNOVATION US 39