B60C VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 1990
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
Description
B60C encompasses the design, manufacture, and maintenance of vehicle tyres, including tyre structure, composition, and performance characteristics. The subclass covers tyre inflation systems, tyre changing equipment, and valve connections for inflatable tyres and related elastic bodies. Also included are devices for tyre repair, tread patterns, sidewall construction, and monitoring systems for tyre condition and pressure. Adjacent classes handle specific vehicle propulsion systems (B60D onwards) and broader vehicular components, while this classification focuses specifically on tyre technology and associated servicing infrastructure.
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Child Classifications
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- B60C 1/00 Tyres characterised by the chemical composition or the physical arrangement or mixture of the composition
- B60C 11/00 Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
- B60C 13/00 Tyre sidewalls; Protecting, decorating, marking, or the like, thereof
- B60C 15/00 Tyre beads, e.g. ply turn-up or overlap
- B60C 17/00 Tyres characterised by means enabling restricted operation in damaged or deflated condition; Accessories therefor
- B60C 19/00 Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for
- B60C 23/00 Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially adapted for mounting on vehicles; Arrangement of tyre inflating devices on vehicles, e.g. of pumps or of tanks; Tyre cooling arrangements
- B60C 25/00 Apparatus or tools adapted for mounting, removing or inspecting tyres
- B60C 27/00 Non-skid devices temporarily attachable to resilient tyres or resiliently-tyred wheels
- B60C 29/00 Arrangements of tyre-inflating valves to tyres or rims; Accessories for tyre-inflating valves, not otherwise provided for
- B60C 3/00 Tyres characterised by transverse section
- B60C 5/00 Inflatable pneumatic tyres or inner tubes
- B60C 7/00 Non-inflatable or solid tyres
- B60C 9/00 Reinforcements or ply arrangement of pneumatic tyres
- B60C 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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