IPC Subgroup
B60C 11/03 Tread patterns
Introduced: January 1985
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts > Tread patterns
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
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B60C 11/04 in which the raised area of the pattern consists only of continuous circumferential ribs, e.g. zig-zag
- B60C 11/11 in which the raised area of the pattern consists only of isolated elements, e.g. blocks
- B60C 11/113 in which the raised area of the pattern consists only of projections extending continuously across the tread from one edge to the other
- B60C 11/117 formed only by isolated recesses, e.g. grooves, slots or holes
- B60C 11/12 characterised by the use of narrow slits or incisions, e.g. sipes
- B60C 11/13 characterised by the groove cross-section, e.g. for buttressing or preventing stone-trapping
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