IPC Subgroup
B60C 15/02 Seating or securing beads on rims
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Tyre beads, e.g. ply turn-up or overlap > Seating or securing beads on rims
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
Additional Content
Sealing means between beads and rims of tubeless tyres Means for securing solid tyres on rims
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B60C 15/024 Bead contour, e.g. lips, grooves, or ribs
- B60C 15/028 Spacers between beads
- B60C 15/036 Tyres permanently fixed to the rim, e.g. by adhesive, by vulcanisation
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