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IPC Main Group
B60B 19/00

Wheels not otherwise provided for or having characteristics specified in one of the subgroups of this group

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Subclass:
VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B60B 19/02 convertible, e.g. from road wheel to rail wheel; Wheels specially designed for alternative use on road and rail
  • B60B 19/04 expansible
  • B60B 19/06 with compartments for fluid, packing, or loading material; Buoyant wheels
  • B60B 19/08 with lubricating passages, channels, or reservoirs
  • B60B 19/1 with cooling fins
  • B60B 19/12 Roller-type wheels
  • B60B 19/14 Ball-type wheels

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B60, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 28,052
  2. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 27,773
  3. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 26,243
  4. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 20,110
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 19,033
  6. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 17,924
  7. BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,214
  8. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 12,527
  9. AUDI DE 10,806
  10. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 10,336